Dates

• Existence: 1919 - 2004

Biography

Phil Dalby (1919-2004) was an educator, composer, and cartoon artist.

John Philip Dalby was born on March 29, 1919, in Driggs, Idaho, to parents Cleon Ezra and Ethelwynne Griggs Dalby. He served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the North Central States Mission from 1939 to 1941. He entered the Army soon after December 7, 1941, and graduated from the Army Music School in Virginia and was a Warrant Officer in the 707th AAF Band. He married Barbara Magnuson in 1944, in Spokane, Washington, and togher they had four children. Dalby drew the "Book of Mormon cartoon" series in the Church between 1947 and 1953. He graduated with a bachelor's degree from San Diego State University, a master's degree from the University of Utah, and a Ph.D. from the University of Oregon. He directed the band at Utah State Agricultural College (now Utah State University) in Logan, Utah, taught and served as college department head and president of two community colleges (Morton and Thornton Colleges in the Chicago area). He was director of the Dale Mabry Campus in Tampa, Florida. After he retired, Dalby and his wife, Barbara, served as missionaries at BYU-Hawaii.

Dalby died on April 30, 2004, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:

Stories of the Book of Mormon, about 1946: leaf 2 (by Phil Dalby)

keepapitchin.org, October 21, 2014 (John Philip Dalby; Phil Dalby; artist; born in 1919 in Idaho, died in 2004; created Stories of the Book of Mormon, a comic which was serialized in the Deseret News from 1947 to 1953)

deseretnews.com, October 21, 2014 (John Philip Dalby; J. Philip Dalby; born on March 29, 1919 in Driggs, Idaho; died on April 30, 2004; earned a B.A. from San Diego State, a master's degree from the University of Utah, and a PhD from the University of Oregon; artist, musician, choir director, band director, and college president)

familysearch.org, October 21, 2014 (John Philip Dalby; born on March 29, 1919 in Driggs, Idaho; died on April 30, 2004 in Salt Lake City, Utah)

Deseret News, via WWW; Nov. 19, 2014 (John Philip Dalby; b. Mar. 29, 1919, in Driggs, Idaho; parents, Cleon Ezra and Ethelwynne Griggs Dalby; missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, North Central States Mission, 1939-1941; entered Army soon after Dec. 7, 1941, graduated from Army Music School in Virginia and Warrant Officer in 707th AAF Band; m. 1944 in Spokane, Wash. to Barbara Magnuson, four children; drew the "Book of Mormon cartoon" series in Church News, 1947-1953; BA, San Diego State University; Master's, University of Utah; PhD, University of Oregon; directed band at Utah State Agricultural College (now Utah State University); taught and served as college department head and president of two community colleges (Morton and Thornton Colleges in the Chicago area); director of Dale Mabry Campus in Tampa, Fla.; served mission at BYU-Hawaii; d. Apr. 30, 2004, in Salt Lake City, Utah)

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