Ronald Leonard Todhunter, 49, passed away too soon from this life, on Thursday, September 5, 2019, as a result of a pulmonary embolism. Born July 20, 1970, in Provo, Utah, to Ronald Watson and Lynn Brailsford Todhunter, he is our beloved son, brother, dad, uncle, and fiance.
Ron grew up in Payson and Springville, attending Peteteneet Elementary, Grant Elementary, Springville Jr High, graduating Springville High School. He loved to play football, and was an all-star baseball player. He liked fishing, hunting pheasants, and was an avid gun collector. He enjoyed teaching his children how to respect and shoot guns. From the time he was 5 years old he was an avid Dallas Cowboys football fan. He loved BMX riding, travelling to more BMX events around the country than can be counted. He was listed as a top-ten rider in Utah for many years.
His employment over the years saw him working as a Psych Tech at Utah State Hospital, at Alcoa Aluminum; and for the past 18 years, he worked for the federal Bureau of Water Reclamation. He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Ron is survived by his fianceé, Shannon Strong; his mother, Lynn; a daughter and two sons: Ashlynne Elaine Todhunter, Cameron William Todhunter, and Isaac Leonard Todhunter; as well as two brothers and two sisters: John (Sunny) Todhunter, Alex Todhunter, Angie (Brandon) Owens, and Emily (Shaun) Black. He will also be missed by his nieces and nephews, for whom he had a special fondness. He is preceded in death by his father, Ronald Watson Todhunter; and his grandparents: Ronnie and Ann Todhunter; and, George L and Emogene Brailsford.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at 11 a.m. at the Cambridge LDS Ward Chapel, 275 South 1400 East, Spanish Fork, Utah. Visitation for family and friends will be Tuesday evening, September 10, 2019, from 6-8 p.m. at Walker Funeral Home, 187 South Main Street, Spanish Fork; and on Wednesday morning at the church, 9:45-10:45 a.m. prior to services. Interment will be at Spanish Fork City Cemetery.
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