Roy Eduard Truba Mickelsen

Roy Eduard Truba Mickelsen was born August 26, 1946 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was the oldest of two children born to Roy Edward Mickelsen and Helen Ester Truba. During his early years his family lived in different areas of Salt Lake City, then his parents purchased a home in the Rose Park area of Salt Lake. He and his younger sister Pamela (Pam) had many friends in that area and many fond memories growing up there.
He was given the name “Roy” and that was the name he used at school and later for work and legal purposes. He was called “Mike” by friends and family. This nick name was given to him because his mother needed to distinguish between him and his father. She came up with the nick name, “Mike,” from the first part of their last name Mick, which she changed to Mike, sometimes calling his father Mike when they were dating.
He attended Rose Park Elementary School, Northwest Jr. High School and West High School, graduating from there in 1964. He went on to attend a trade tech in Salt Lake City but was not able to finish school because his father accepted a job in Southern California. The family moved in 1965 to Fullerton, California. There he attended Fullerton Junior College and completed his Associate Degree.
He took great interest in technology including radio equipment and electronics. His interest continued to his secondary schooling and employment. In 1966 he found employment with Beckman Instruments, an electronics company that produced component parts for many instruments. He did many different tests on these parts for the company, to make sure they would work under many different conditions. He worked for forty-nine years, retiring at the beginning of 2015.

In 1973 he met who future wife, Anne Esther Freeman, who at that time serving a full-time mission in the area. After she completed her mission and returned home, he took a vacation to visit her and get to know her better. They became engaged a few months later and were married in the Salt Lake Temple, 20 June 1974. They returned to California, living in Fullerton. They had two children, Kristy Anne and Scott Freeman Mickelsen.
He was constantly aware of others around him that were in need of service. When someone needed help, he was there. He was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints and held many church positions, including a counselor in the elders’ quorum, membership clerk, a counselor in a bishopric, counselor in a high priest group leadership, physical facilities manager, assistant stake clerk over technology and stake family history leader.

He was an active member of the Boy Scouts of America. He began serving in Cub Scouts when son Scott joined. He served in this Cub Pack and Scout Troop as Committee Chairman. He served on the Roundtable and Cub and Scout training staffs. He also served as a Unit Commissioner, Deputy District Commissioner and as an IT Committee member, serving as Webmaster for the District website. While a member of scouting, he earned the Commissioner of The Year Award, District Award of Merit and the Silver Beaver in 1999.
He loved listening to music. He had a lot of recording equipment. He recorded band concerts the children participated in, then had cassette tapes made and offered them to be used as a fund raiser for the school’s band program.

His health has been declining over the past couple of years. His body developed serious infections and a need for hospitalization this past February. The treatments were not successful in being able to clear up the infections. On Sunday, March 29, 2020 he passed away peacefully in his home at the age of 73. He is survived by his wife, Anne, sister Pam, children, Kristy and Scott, seven grandchildren, Lillian, Preston, Holly, Emmaline, Whitlee, Willow and Tyler, nieces and nephews.
He was buried April 27, 2020 in Bountiful City, Cemetery.