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By Lyle Hillyard
Utah State Senator: Cache and Rich Counties

I was saddened to read of the passing of former State Senator Jack Bangerter. Jack represented the southern part of Davis County and I had the privilege of serving with him for several years in my early days in the Utah Senate. He was not bothered by such things as being "politically correct," he just said what needed to be said and made lots of sense in discussions on governmental direction. I still remember how he ended his fight against mandating seat belts by singing Don’t Buckle Me In to the tune of Don’t Fence Me In. He had a very good singing voice. He lost that debate never lost our respect. He loved America and our Constitutional rights. He was passionate for the things he believed in such as basic freedoms and the right to succeed with hard work. You knew where he stood on most issues and he was a great friend even when you disagreed on an issue.

My first acquaintance with Jack occurred well before my Senate experience. I graduated from law school in 1967 and moved back to Logan. While waiting for the bar exam results to be released I worked for my uncle who, among other things, raised potatoes that he sold to Jack. I drove a truck load of potatoes to Bountiful and was waiting for his crew to unload them. Jack was working as hard as any of his employees and looked at me standing there waiting for them to finish so I could drive the empty truck home. He looked at me and said, "No one stands around here when there is work to do." I immediately jumped in and helped along with the others. I realized then, and was proven right by my later experience with Jack, that there was no better man to join with to do a job - no matter how difficult - than Senator Bangerter.

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