Theo James Green

T.J. Theo James Green 11/30/1925 – 10/14/2011 T.J was born to William Charles Green and Mary Olga Layton Green on November 30, 1925 in Salt Lake City. He married Jean Stringham on November 9, 1944 in Merced, California. They were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on June 18, 1945. T. J. was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints and left a legacy of service for his family to follow. T.J. and Jean served a mission to Baguio, Philippines for eighteen months and also served a church-auditing mission for six years. He is survived by his wife Jean Stringham Green, son Larry S. (Shelley) Green, son Randy J. (Penny) Green, daughter Bonnie (Paul) Oscarson, and daughter Jan (Mark) Stubbs, and 19 grandchildren and 46 great-grandchildren with more on the way. He is also survived by his sisters Maxine McCallum and Patricia Blackley. He was preceded in death by daughter-in-law, Ruth Ann Green and brother Milton Charles Green. From the time T.J. was fifteen he worked for Wasatch Oil, which became Phillips Petroleum. He retired in 1988. He then helped start a research park development company. During World War II he served in the Army Air Corp and learned to pilot planes. He always had a love of planes and flying. His father taught him to finish conrete and his labors are in churches and homes wherever he lived. But more than anything he was a beloved friend, father and grandfather. We will miss him and we will miss his weekly letters. Funeral services will be held on Saturday October 22, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at the Bountiful Utah East Stake Center 650 East 2150 South, Bountiful, Utah. Family may be greeted one hour before the service at the chapel. Interment will be at the Bountiful City Cemetery. The family suggests donations to the LDS Church Perpetual Education fund in lieu of flowers.