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Steve Griffin, Deseret News
If there was a silver lining to 5.7 magnitude earthquake that rocked the Wasatch Front on March 18, 2020, it’s that in-person learning had been suspended in schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving buildings empty so that no injuries occurred.
But the quake had significant financial impacts, especially where older schools had not been modified to survive a significant temblor.
The earthquake caused substantial damage to West Lake STEM Junior High in West Valley City, which was later deemed “a complete loss,” according to the March 2021 Wasatch Front Unreinforced Masonry Reduction Strategy report. The Granite Board of Education recently accepted a $37.4 million insurance settlement to repair the school.
Jan 15, 2021
OVERLAND PARK, KS Dennis Potter, of Overland Park, KS, passed away unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. He was 74.
Dennis was born in Emmetsburg on Oct. 1, 1946 to Donald and Katherine (Mullen) Potter. He graduated high school in New Hampton, IA in 1964 after the family relocated there in 1961. After graduation, he was enlisted in the United States Navy from January 1965 through May 1968 as a Sonar Technician and proudly served on the USS Stormes Destroyer.
Upon discharge, Dennis rejoined his family for a short time in Fullerton, NE before starting his career at Sperry New Holland in Grand Island, NE. It was there that he met his wife Jean (Masek) Potter and the two were united in marriage on Oct. 25, 1969. The following year, they welcomed their daughter, Kathy.
Dennis Potter, 74 Mon, 01/11/2021 - 9:10pm Bob Fenske
Dennis Potter, age 74 of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020.
Visitation was held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, and a funeral service was held on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, at 2 p.m.
Both were held at Johnson County Funeral Chapel and Memorial Gardens in Overland Park, Kansas. Fond memories and condolences for the family may be left at www.johnsoncountychapel.com.
He was born in Emmetsburg, on Oct. 1, 1946, to Donald and Katherine (Mullen) Potter.
Dennis graduated high school in New Hampton in 1964 after the family relocated there in 1961.