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1929 - 2020
LeRoy Petersen, 91, passed away peacefully on December 13, 2020, due to complications of age, in the company of his three children.
LeRoy was born in Provo, Utah, on January 23, 1929 to Preston and Christine Petersen. He grew up with five brothers (Clint, Bud, Reed, Glen and Blaine) and one sister (Margie) who all preceded him in death.
LeRoy attended Provo City Schools and graduated from Provo High in 1947. In August of 1948, he and a friend enlisted in the navy for two years. He served on the USS Ashtabula in the Pacific. He left his sweetheart, Carolyn Jarvis, at home waiting for him.
Time Running: 30 years
I was a runner growing up, and I loved it. When I was 16, I even had a dream to run the Boston Marathon. Then I got married and had children very young. To cope, I used food to deal with the stress, anxiety, and exhaustion that came with it.
By the time I had my fifth child in 2008, I felt miserable. My weight had gone up to 237 pounds, I had a terrible miscarriage, and not to mention debilitating postpartum depression. When my fifth child arrived, I knew I couldn’t keep going down this road. I needed to lose weight and return to the person I had set aside those years ago.