Larsen, Eugene C., 1911-2006
Dates
- Existence: 1911 - 2006
Biographical History
Eugene C. Larsen (1911-2006) served in World War II for four years and was the son of painter B.F. Larsen.
Eugene C. Larsen was born August 12, 1911, in Provo, Utah to B.F. and Martha Geneva Day Larsen. He attended Brigham Young university and graduated in 1936. He worked for the Forest Sevice during the summers and eventually earned his master's degree. He also attended Georgetown University and the Sorbonne in Paris.
Larsen served in World War II for four years in North Africa and Europe. During a three-day pass, he married LaPeal Winterton on September 2, 1942 and left for war again the next day. After he was discharged, Larsen attended the University of Chicago and earned a Ph.D. in Botany. He and his wife, LaPeal, had five children: Neil, Carol, Howard, Jeanene, and Brenda.
After working as a Soil Scientist and Hydrologist for 23 years in Grand Junction, Colorado, Larsen retired in 1975 and he and his wife served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Dallas, Texas for 18 months. They then returned to Provo and worked in the Provo Temple for 22 years.
Larsen passed away on August 4, 2006, in Provo, Utah.
Citation:
Daily Herald Obituaries, via WWW, December 17 2014 (Eugene C. Larsen was born August 12, 1911, in Provo, Utah to B.F. and Martha Geneva Day Larsen; attended Brigham Young university and graduated in 1936; worked for the Forest Sevice during the summers and eventually earned his master's degree; attended Georgetown University and the Sorbonne in Paris; served in World War II for four years in North Africa and Europe; married LaPeal Winterton on September 2, 1942 and left for war again the next day; attended the University of Chicago and earned a Ph.D. in Botany after he was discharged; had five children: Neil, Carol, Howard, Jeanene, and Brenda; worked as a Soil Scientist and Hydrologist for 23 years in Grand Junction, CO; retired in 1975; served a mission with his wife for the LDS church in Dallas, Texas for 18 months; returned to Provo and worked in the Provo Temple for 22 years; passed away on August 4, 2006, in Provo, UT)Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Eugene C. Larsen collection of B.F. Larsen materials
Contains book entitled "Paintings by B.F. Larsen with Table of Contents and Index, compiled by Eugene C Larsen." Contains information on the paintings of B.F. Larsen, including each painting's name, date, size, medium, and current owner at the time of the book's compilation. Paintings date betwen 1914 and 1954 and include scenes from western Europe and Utah. Materials dated 1986.