Orin Porter Black (1910 - 2004)

Born 14 Aug 1910 in Colonia Pacheco, Chihuahua, Mexico

Ancestors

Died 24 Feb 2004 at age 93 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States of America

Biography

Birth 14th of August, 2010 in Pacheco, Mexico

Working for thirty-four years for Metropolitan life Insurance Company and later for Salt Lake County, Orin was a LDS bishop twice and a stake patriarch for twenty-seven years. He and his wife served a South Carolina Colombia Mission. He particularly loved working with young men in the priesthood, always teaching principles of hard work, honesty, integrity and generosity. An avid sports fan as both a participant and spectator, he treasured his education at Jordan High School and Brigham Young University.

A champion cowboy with a great love for horses, Orin raised a large vegetable garden and freely shared his produces. Born in Pacheco, Mexico to Morley Larsen Black and Lydia Ellen Porter, Orin married Vanice Beck on June 16, 1936 in the Salt Lake Temple. Preceding him in death, on June 27, 2001, he provided constant loving care during Vanice long illness.

They are the parents of seven children: Dr. O. Brent Black (Sally, deceased); Mareid (L. Brent) Horton, serving in Greece Athens Mission; Marlene (Lee C.,) Rasmussen; Phyllis (Dr. David J.) Sperry; Dr. Randy R. (Jan) Black; Dr. Jerry B. (Debbie) Black; Janet (Walter B.) Brooks; 32 grandchildren and 76 great grandchildren. Surviving siblings include Gus, Dall (Joy), Raline Metcalf, Darlene Billings, and Rachel Black. He had eleven brothers and sisters and thirteen half brothers and sisters.

Death: 24 February 2004

• Obituary: [1]
• Burial: Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Sources

• Obituary in the Salt Lake Tribune: [2]
• List of Sources on Family Search: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/KWCH-777

• findagrave.com
• Source: S953048969 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 71611890