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Hatch, Ephraim

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Biographical History

Ephraim Hatch (born 1920) is a retired architectural programmer in Utah.

Ephraim Hatch was born on May 18, 1920 in Woods Cross, Utah to John Russel and Gwendlyn Hatch. He attended Provo High School, graduating in 1939, then did two years at Brigham Young University. During the Second World War he worked for Boeing, then served as an electronics technician in the United States Navy. He married Verena Ursenbach in 1944, and they had six children.

After leaving the service, Hatch and his family settled in Provo, Utah where he initially worked as a home builder. He later joined the Physical Facilities Division at Brigham Young University, where he worked in the Special Projects Office developing requirements for campus building projects. In this role he also researched and wrote about the history of campus buildings and physical facilities. Hatch worked for the university for twenty-five years, retiring in 1982.

Hatch passed away on December 15, 2014.

Citation:
Joseph Smith portraits, c1998: t.p. (Ephraim Hatch)

UPB files, Sept. 28, 2005 (hdg.: Hatch, Ephraim; Hatch, M. Ephraim; Hatch, M. Ephraim, 1920-; usage: Ephraim Hatch)

Communication from author, Sept. 28, 2005 (perfers usage of Ephraim Hatch)

Religious Studies Center website, via WWW, Apr. 17, 2014 (Ephraim Hatch; retired architectural programmer at Brigham Young University; worked in Special Projects Office, writing requirements for campus building projects; researched history of campus buildings, Physical Facilities Division; graduated from Provo High School, 1939; attended Brigham Young University for two years; worked for Boeing, U.S. Navy during World War II; m. Verena, six children; worked for BYU for 25 years)

Ancestry.com, via WWW, Apr. 17, 2014 (Ephraim Hatch; M. Ephraim Hatch; Marlyn Ephraim Hatch; b. May 18, 1920 in Woods Cross, Utah; parents: John Russel and Gwendlyn Hatch)

Deseret news, June 13, 2012 (M. Ephraim Hatch; m. 1944 to Verena Ursenbach (1922-2012); settled in Provo, Utah following war; electronics technician in Navy; worked as a home builder prior to working at Brigham Young University)

UPB files, Apr. 17, 2014 (Ephraim Hatch; retired from university in 1982)

Daily herald, Dec. 17, 2014 (M. Ephraim Hatch; d. Dec. 15, 2014)