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| Name |
Donald Maiben Dixon |
| Nickname |
Sank |
| Birth |
12 Mar 1907 |
Provo, Utah, Utah, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
17 Oct 1930 |
SLAKE |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWCL-XJ2 |
| Death |
10 Nov 1995 |
Provo, Utah, Utah, United States |
| Burial |
Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I164268 |
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| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Walter DeGrey Dixon, b. 15 Nov 1877, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States d. 26 Nov 1921 (Age 44 years) |
| Mother |
Luthenia "Louis" Maiben, b. 30 Jan 1878, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States d. 19 Apr 1964 (Age 86 years) |
| Marriage |
10 Oct 1900 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Family ID |
F41670 |
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 | Birth - 12 Mar 1907 - Provo, Utah, Utah, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 17 Oct 1930 - SLAKE |
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| Death - 10 Nov 1995 - Provo, Utah, Utah, United States |
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 | Burial - - Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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- Obituary: Deseret News Published: Sunday, Nov. 12 1995 12:00 a.m. MST
Donald "Sank" Dixon, age 88, passed away on Friday, November 10, 1955 af t er suffering from a brief illness.
Sank was born on March 12, 1907 in Provo, Utah to Walter D. Dixon and Lo u ise Maiben Dixon. He married Lettie Vilate Romney on October 17, 193 0 i n the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
Sank attended school in Provo, where he quickly became known as a star a t hlete. He graduated from BYU in 1929, where he was awarded 12 letter s i n football, basketball, and tennis. He and his brother Fred "Buck" Di xo n quickly became known as the phenomenal tennis duo that would eventua ll y play in four consecutive U.S. Open Tournaments.
The natural course led Sank to a career in coaching. He began as a footb a ll coach at Lincoln High in Orem, where one of his team captains, LaVe l l Edwards assisted him in a State Championship in 1948. After 19 year s a t Lincoln High, he then coached for 5 years at Granite High School. F ro m there he went on to be a counselor and the first ever football coac h a t Olympus High School in Salt Lake City, remaining there for 18 year s unt il his retirement in 1973. During his years of coaching he also ser ved a s President of the Utah High School Coaches Association and Count y Recrea tion Director. His many honors include the Anderberg Medal for b est all- a round athlete at BYU and induction into the Old-Timers Athlet e s Associ ation Hall of Fame.
His service in the LDS Church included work in the Sunday School Preside n cy and High Priests Group in the Holladay First Ward as well as involve me nt with the MIA sports program as coach and athletic coordinator.
Sanky is survived by his son, Donald Romney Dixon and his wife Diane, Pr o vo, Utah; and is fondly remembered by son-in-law, John H. Tempest, Sal t L ake City; nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. He was prece de d in death by his wife, Lettie and his beloved daughter, Diane Tempe s an d son, Alan Romney Dixon.
Funeral services will be held 12 Noon Tuesday November 14, 1995 in the W a satch Lawn Mortuary Chapel, 3401 South Highland Drive, where friends m a y call on Monday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. and on Tuesday from 10:45 t o 11 :45 a.m. prior to services. Interment, Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park.
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