Davis County Clipper

Terry's obituary was also published in the Davis Clipper.

http://www.davisclipper.com/view/full_story/23672607/article-Terry-Penrod-Ingram?instance=secondary_stories_left_column

Archive News Interview

Terry spent a lot of time working with the media, especially in the earliest days of Valley Emergency Communications Center (VECC.)  In this interview with Utah TV and radio personality Tom Bock on a late 80's news program called "Weekend Magazine," Terry explains the purpose of the new center and helps educate the public on the basics of the still relatively new 9-1-1 emergency contact number.

Fox 13 Utah

Fox 13 Utah ran a brief story on Terry's passing and brought 113 visitors to dad's blog the day it first ran.

http://fox13now.com/2013/09/23/founder-of-vecc-dies-saturday/

From the guest book

Our deepest condolnces form Sanpete County Dipsatch Center. Terry was instrumental is starting up VECC and therefore making every dispatch center in the State a better center due to his vision and striving for excelence. He left behind a great legacy and I was proud to know him. May you find peace at this difficult time. SB

Regards,
Sheila Bringhurst | sheilab53@gmail.com

Willow Wood Chapel (location of Funeral Services)

Willow Wood Chapel, Chruch of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
1298 N 400 W, Centerville, UT 84014
http://goo.gl/maps/Pbe4M

Location of Russon Brothers Mortuary, Farmington

Russon Brothers Mortuary
1 (801) 447-8247
1941 N Main St, Farmington, UT 84025
http://goo.gl/maps/gpAol

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— Ben Winslow (@BenWinslow) September 23, 2013

Obituary and Brief Biography

Terry Penrod Ingram of Centerville, Utah passed beyond this mortal existence in the early morning hours of Saturday September 21, 2013 aged 66 years.  He succumbed to natural causes in his home.  Terry was the only heir of Douglas Frodsham and Wanda Penrod Ingram born in Ogden, Utah on June 4, 1947.  Terry married his eternal companion, Judy Hill Ingram, June 10, 1976.  Terry resided in Clearfield, Utah until 1991 when he relocated his family to Centerville, Utah. Terry served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the Western Canadian mission and forever cherished the time he spent with the people of Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba.

Terry enjoyed working in a number of eclectic positions, prominently among them were his work as Engineer and Disc Jockey at many Utah radio stations including KLO in Ogden, Utah. While at KLO Terry became the first person to make a live underwater radio broadcast in a promotion called “The Damn Thing” at Pineview Reservoir.  In 1984 Terry became Communications Chief of Ogden City Fire Dept. As part of his duties there he implemented the state’s first E-911 system, giving emergency responders vital location information automatically for the first time.

Terry’s experience at Ogden City made him uniquely qualified to create and lead the new Valley Emergency Communications Center which was created to handle 911 calls and dispatch service for almost all of Salt Lake County residents.  It is difficult to calculate the number of lives saved, and injuries reduced due to the efficiency of the center that he created.  Terry kept VECC at the forefront of the public safety industry continually developing new methods to aid those in crisis.  VECC became a model on which agencies across North America built their own public safety networks.

Terry was an avid supporter of the Boy Scouts of America.  In addition to each of his sons achieving the rank of Eagle Scout,  Terry served as Unit Commissioner and Assistant District Commissioner in the Centerville Utah North Stake for many years, guiding young men toward the goal of Eagle Scout and interviewing them in Eagle Scout boards of review.  Terry became well known for conducting an interview which truly tested aspiring Eagle Scouts in their knowledge of scouting as well as american history and chivalry.  Later Terry served as a District Commissioner for the Boy Scouts, became a Woodbadge member and received Scouting’s highest honor, the Silver Beaver award.

Terry had many and varied hobbies, most of which doubled as careers.  Among them were amateur radio, computers, Hi-Fi, cinema and live theater.  Terry became a Dive Master after his experience on “The Damn Thing” and worked as a Search and Rescue diver. His passion for armature radio made him part of group who developed the earliest telephony/radio interoperability in Utah.  He was a projectionist at the Riverdale Drive-In and the now razed Wilshire theater in South Ogden.  He was stage master of the Browning Center for Performing Arts at Weber State College and Ballet West and was offered a position touring with the Rolling Stones as a follow spot operator (a position which he declined to ensure his presence for the birth of his second child.)  

Terry ran his own television repair business and later a computer consulting company.  Terry’s love of water sports was borne out in his passion for diving and in decades of motor boating with family.  Boating became a favored family past time where Terry’s sons learned to ski, tube and wakeboard.  Terry loved to travel with his family.  He traveled around the United States, Canada and Mexico with his parents and their siblings.  Terry became a Disneyland aficionado after making yearly (and sometimes more frequent) pilgrimages to Anaheim.

Terry received many honors. One of his proudest accomplishments was graduating with a BA from Weber State College.  Terry was selected Outstanding Citizen of 1987 by The Elks organization and received the Distinguished Achievement Award from Governor Bangerter.  

Terry is survived by his wife, Judy Hill Ingram and sons Douglas Terry , Robert Nelson, Kenneth Hill and Bradley Hill.  With their spouses Hannah Youngberg, Amanda Gentry, Jeneil Murray and Jennifer Cluff they blessed Terry with nine grandchildren: Emma, Tanner, Danielle, Hunter, Savannah, Quorra, Corbin, Kohen and a grandchild expected in January.

Guest Book at Russon Brothers Mortuary

A guest book and photo sharing service is available on the Russon Brtohers Mortuary site:

http://www.russonmortuary.com/sitemaker/sites/RUSSON1/obit.cgi?user=1101420Ingram

Obituary for Terry P. Ingram

This obituary will appear in the Deseret News, Salt Lake Tribune and Davis Clipper between Sept 24 and Sept 25, 2013

Terry Penrod Ingram passed this mortal existence Saturday, September 21, 2013 aged 66 years.  He succumbed to natural causes.  Terry was the only heir of Douglas Frodsham and Wanda Penrod Ingram born in Ogden, Utah June 4, 1947.  Terry married his eternal companion, Judy Hill Ingram, June 10, 1976 and resided in Clearfield, Utah until 1991 when they relocated their family to Centerville, Utah.

Terry worked as an Engineer and Disc Jockey for many Utah radio stations and became the first person to make a live underwater radio broadcast. He developed Utah’s first E-911 center while working as Communications Chief of Ogden City Fire Department and designed Valley Emergency Communications Center where he worked as Executive Director for 18 years.

Terry served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the Western Canadian Mission.  He was awarded the Boy Scouts of America’s highest honor, the Silver Beaver, and was a inducted as a Fellow in the Radio Club of America.

Terry is survived by his wife and sons Douglas Terry, Robert Nelson, Kenneth Hill and Bradley Hill.  With their respective spouses, Hannah Youngberg, Amanda Gentry, Jeneil Murray and Jennifer Cluff, they blessed Terry with nine grandchildren: Emma, Tanner, Danielle, Hunter, Savannah, Quorra, Corbin, Kohen and a grandchild expected in January.

Viewing to be held at Russon Brothers Mortuary 1941 N Main St, Farmington September 26 6:00-8:00 PM.  Funeral services to be held September 27 at the Willow Wood LDS Chapel 1298 N 400 W Centerville, UT 11:00am.  A viewing will precede funeral services 9:30-10:30 AM. Condolences accepted at about.me/terryingram

A place to commiserate

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