Sheldon Alma Dorius, age 86, passed away peacefully at home in Payson, Utah on March 13, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Sheldon was born to Sheldon Ferdinand and Merle Kite Dorius on February 20, 1939, in Salt Lake City, Utah and was one of two children. He was raised in San Francisco, California.
In 1967, Sheldon graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Brigham Young University. He met Dawn Maree Whittles, and they were married on March 7, 1970, in Oakland, California. They were blessed with four sons: Nathan, Shawn, Christian, and Soren.
He worked as a civil engineer for the state of California designing roads, and a number of design consulting firms in California, Texas, Utah, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Argentina, Ecuador, and Jordan.
Sheldon was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served a mission to Argentina. Later, he served missions with his wife Dawn to Argentina, Houston, Texas, Chile, Peru, and Columbia.
He had a love for international travel, learning new languages and enjoyed music and playing piano, bowling, cycling, and skiing. Civically, Sheldon served on the school board for the American School of Kuwait.
Sheldon is survived by his wife Dawn; sons, Nathan (Utah), Shawn (Iowa), Christian (Maryland), and Soren (Idaho) Dorius; 17 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren; and sister, Deanna (Utah) Wright. He was preceded in death by his parents Sheldon Ferdinand and Merle Kite Dorius.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 952 West 1580 South in Payson, Utah. Visitation will be prior from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the church. Interment will be in Redwood Memorial Cemetery, 6500 South Redwood Road, West Jordan, Utah.
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