My heart aches after hearing of Gene Loveridge's passing. Geno was my boss when I turned 18 years old (1981 until 1991). We worked together at Loveridge and Associates, and I was the associate. There are so many things I can tell you about Geno and you have probably heard them all after reading the obituary (below). But, these things happened directly to me. He taught me how to be honest, he taught me the gospel, he taught me how to pray, he taught me to expect more from myself and from others.
Geno shared his generosity with me and taught me how to give and share all that I have. Geno taught me to be a loving spouse, by example and how to work hard for an end result. Geno, taught me some of his 'ism's including how he wouldn't ask me to do anything that he didn't already know how to do himself, but could be using his time to be making money elsewhere.
He lived his 'isms, when he said, "If I have a job, you have a job". Wow! the woman I have become is in part, or whole because of Geno. Heck, even one of my nicknames, is Deeo as stated on my desk plate that he bought for me. Gene treated me to more lunches than I could ever repay. He was a great traveling buddy, while commuting from Tooele to Orem and our occasional trips to Winnemucca Nevada.
His home was always open to me and my children and he made that sacrifice when I actually moved in. I still use the scriptures engraved with my name, he purchased for me in Orem, Utah. We walked together to the bookstore to pick them out. Geno baptized me ! He made sure my children had Christmas, he never had a problem advancing my pay and understood when the Grantsville to Orem commute took longer than expected. One Christmas he gifted me a trip to Hawaii.
Geno taught me to analyze life, spreadsheets and numbers. He taught me trust. He trusted me with his clients, his car, home, and bank accounts. I trusted him while flying in his new Cessna. He taught me it's ok to have fun, stay up late and watch a movie, even when you should be going to bed for an early work day.
What a joy, pleasure and great blessing it was for Geno to be in my life, at a time when I didn't even know I needed him. Only our Heavenly Father knows the why and the when, and Geno fulfilled the why and when in my life.
Thank you Geno!
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