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| Name |
Gordon Everett Nielson |
| Birth |
17 Jun 1917 |
Ramah, McKinley, New Mexico, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
24 Aug 1942 |
SLAKE |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWC1-HNP |
| Death |
8 Dec 1985 |
Provo, Utah, Utah, United States |
| Burial |
12 Dec 1985 |
Logan City Cemetery, Cache, Utah, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I182 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Frihoff Ellis Nielson, b. 3 Aug 1893, Ramah, McKinley, New Mexico, United States d. 20 May 1974, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States (Age 80 years) |
| Mother |
Marta Almeda Nelson, b. 22 Feb 1894, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States d. 23 May 1945, San Xavier, Pima, Arizona, United States (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage |
5 Jun 1914 |
Logan, Cache, Utah, United States |
| Notes |
- Marriage: Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2011, Utah, Select Marriag e s, 1887-1966
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| Family ID |
F87 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Arlene King, b. 5 Oct 1919, Buist, Oneida, Idaho, United States d. 30 Aug 1968, Upland, San Bernardino, California, United States (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage |
18 Mar 1942 |
Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. Eileen Nielson, b. 19 Mar 1943, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States d. 4 Sep 2018 (Age 75 years) |
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| Family ID |
F197 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
5 May 2024 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 17 Jun 1917 - Ramah, McKinley, New Mexico, United States |
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 | Marriage - 18 Mar 1942 - Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 24 Aug 1942 - SLAKE |
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 | Death - 8 Dec 1985 - Provo, Utah, Utah, United States |
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 | Burial - 12 Dec 1985 - Logan City Cemetery, Cache, Utah, United States |
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| Notes |
- Some of the most meaningful memories I have of my dad, Gordon Everett Ni e lson, are those involving his providing medical care to friends, famil y , and even complete strangers, in very unlikely places.
From my early Childhood, while we were living in a home on the beac h i n Laie, Hawaii, I remember there being a knock on the door at some po in t in the evening. I know it was after Dad had already spent the day i n hi s small clinic there in, and that it was after dark, although I don' t hav e any recollection of what time it actually was. (And this was no t an iso lated, one-time occurrence.) At the door were a couple of member s of a lo cal Polynesian family. They were in need of medical care and al though the re were medical services available at a small hospital in a ne arby town , everyone in the village knew, and expected that, Dad would ta ke care o f them and make them well. He was "their" doctor. One evenin g I remembe r that as the evening progressed, others kept showing up an d at a time th at was well past my bed-time, the "lanai" (our covered pat io), was crowde d with residents of the community and their families, bei ng taken care o f by Doc Nielson.
Dad had a "call bag" that he took everywhere with him. Sometimes yo u w ill still see a doctor that has a call bag, but they're typically jus t li ttle bags, no bigger than a medium-sized women's purse. Dad's call b ag wa s enormous, like a smaitcase, probably weighing 15 pounds or more . Whenev er he left home for more than just a short time, particularly i f he was g oing out of town, he carried that with him. I remember many ti mes while g rowing up at home, helping him go through the contents, makin g sure all t he medications and supplies were fresh and refilled. Dad h a d the capacit y, with that call bag, to even perform minor surgery or c are for a hear t attack patient.
I've seen him, and even helped him, do both. Even on vacations suc h a s when visiting the Mayan ruins at Tikal in Guatemala; or while on th e is land of Roatan off the coast of Honduras; or when on hunting trips a s i n the Malpai country neard, Arizona...Dad was providing medical car e an d relief to those who needed it, just because he could........and be caus e that's what his heart told him to do.
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