Blaine Eugene Sylvester

BLAINE EUGENE SYLVESTER
(Syl) (Heber)

Beloved husband, father, grandfather, coach and teacher, Blaine Eugene Sylvester 66, passed away peacefully Monday, March 11, 2002 at his home surrounded by his loving family from a long battle of congestive heart failure.

He was born in Murray Utah on February 1, 1936 to Julius J. Jacobsen and Cleo L. Bigler, and later adopted by Clinton R. Sylvester. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Blaine married Karen Corry on March 3, 1962. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Ogden LDS Temple, December 13, 1979.

Blaine is survived by his wife Karen, sons, Cory (Kimberlee) Sylvester & Sean (Minnie) Sylvester, and daughter Nicole (Jason) Lunt; 6 grandchildren, Parker, Samantha, Skyler, Stockton, Kai & Stanton; brothers, Reed and Bob Sylvester and sister, LaRoyce Forsyth.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Colleen Rayspis.

Blaine received his Bachelors and Master's degree from the University of Utah. He was an All Conference All American baseball pitcher and was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.

Blaine played professional baseball with the Canadian Eskimos and the St. Louis Cardinals. He was a baseball scout for the Cincinnati Reds for 7 years. Blaine was a coach at Granger and South High Schools. He was an assistant professor and served as head baseball coach and assistant basketball coach at Weber State University. He was inducted into the Utah Hall of Fame as a coach and referee. He enjoyed 25 years as a collegiate basketball referee. His greatest passions were his family, sports, officiating, and his yard.

The family wishes to give a special thanks to the Heart Failure team at the LDS Hospital and the caregivers of Hospice.
VisitationMyers Mortuary of Layton
250 N. Fairfield Rd.
Layton, UT 84041
March 15, 2002
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
ServiceBurch Creek Stake Center
5640 South 850 East
South Ogden, UT
March 16, 2002
11:00 AM
CemeteryWashington Heights Memorial Park
4500 Washington Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84403
March 16, 2002