Craig Sudbury

Frederick Craig Sudbury, 68, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed

away on Thursday, May 7, 2015.

Craig was born on April 9, 1947 in SLC, UT to Frederick Charles and Pearl Snarr

Sudbury. Craig graduated from the University of Utah with his Doctorate degree in

Education. He was passionate about learning and was a gifted speaker, teacher, and

trainer. He started his career in the public schools as a middle school English teacher,

then vice principal, and went on to teach Educational Administration for both the

University of Utah and Brigham Young University. In 1981, Craig became the Manager

of Academic Programs for Clearfield Job Corps Center and went on to serve as the

Center Director. In 1989, he was promoted to Vice President for Management and

Training Corporation (MTC) where he worked until the present. He loved his job and the

opportunity to work with so many talented and dear friends from around the country. He

felt his career truly made a difference in the world. He married LeeAnn Behunin

Sudbury, the love of his life, in the Salt Lake Temple on December 3, 1971. They

enjoyed forty-three years of marriage. Although he excelled in his career and every area

of his life, nothing was as important to him as his success as a dad and a husband. His

devotion to his family and his selfless love for each member, individually, was felt and

cherished.

Craig was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving

his whole life as a memorable teacher and leader. He served as Bishop of the Princeton

Ward, in the Stake Presidency, and later the Stake President of the Salt Lake Park Stake,

for a combined period of almost 30 years, including 12 years as Stake President. He later

became Stake Patriarch for the Salt Lake Park Stake and then for the Salt Lake Pioneer

Young Single Adult Stake. He loved the people he served and felt it was a blessing in his

life. Countless lives were changed and blessed by his loving service.

Craig is survived by his wife, LeeAnn, his five children, and their spouses, Melanie and

Timothy Dance, SalleeAnn and Matthew Miller, Noella Sudbury and Clifford Rosky,

JuleeAnn and Christopher Stocking, and Curtis Sudbury, and his grandchildren, Zoë,

Ryan, Hope, Hannah, Samuel, Abigail, Isabella, and Evelyn. He is also survived by a

large extended family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Pearl Sudbury

and his parents-in-law, Harold and Velda Behunin.

Craig was known for his unmatched sense of humor, his generosity, his charisma, his

unfailing kindness, and his love. He believed in the worth of every soul and was well

known for reciting, “The Touch of the Master’s Hand,” his favorite poem. At this sacred

time, we cherish the memories of the masterful ways he lived his life– and how his hands

and heart forever touched all who knew him.

Memorial services will be held at the Salt Lake University of Utah Institute of Religion,

(East Side), 1780 E. South Campus Dr. in SLC, UT, on Sat., May 16, 2015, at 12:00

noon. Friends and family may gather prior to the memorial service from 10:30 AM until

11:45 AM at the same location. Memorial services will be under the direction of Russon

Brothers of Salt Lake.

Because Dr. Sudbury was profoundly committed to education, the Sudbury family has decided to establish the Dr. F. Craig Sudbury Memorial Scholarship Fund in his honor.  Once the Fund is established, it will be used to award scholarships to help recent Job Corps graduates attend college.  The Sudbury family has established a donations account at Zions Bank to collect initial contributions.  If you are interested in donating, please make a check payable to “F. Craig Sudbury Donation.”  You may bring your check to the Memorial Service, or you may mail your check to Dr. Sudbury’s daughter at the following address: Noella Sudbury, 3480 South 3650 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84109.  In addition, the Family is working on establishing a charitable foundation to accept tax-deductible contributions in the near future.  If you would prefer to make a tax-deductible contribution, please let us know by mail and we will follow up with you directly once the charitable foundation has been established.