Class of 1920. Marie Searle. Graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1920. Source: 1920 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section, page 65-85.

Class of 1911. Vernon Searle. He received two diplomas in 1911: a High School Diploma, and a BYH Art & Manual Training Diploma. Annual Record, B.Y. University (BYU Records Office), Book 6, p. 56.

Faculty & Staff, Fifth Grade Teacher, BYU Training School, 1950s. He married Dorothy Roundy. Gareth Seastrand attended the BYH Class of 1961's 30th Year Reunion in 1991. According to Nick Boshard '61, "at that time Mr. Seastrand looked younger than most of the members of the Class of 1961. He almost seemed like someone in a time warp who had changed very little physically since 1954. So he must have been a very young man when he was my 5th grade teacher." ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS OBITUARY: Gareth William Seastrand, April 11, 2022. Gareth (Garth, Gus) William Seastrand, beloved patriarch, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away April 7, 2022, having lived 97 years and 3 months on this beautiful earth. A lifetime of service earned him the love and respect of family, friends and community. Gareth was born on New Year’ Day, January 1, 1925 in American Fork, Utah, the sixth of ten children born to his Swedish immigrant father, Ernest Joakim Seastrand and his mother, Myrtle Robinson. His great-grandfather, William Edward “Curly Bill” Robinson walked across the plains to Utah in 1849 when he was 9 years old and shared his pioneer stories with his grandchildren. Gareth loved to listen to stories about the adventurous trek West. He was eleven years old when his hero grandfather died in 1936 at age 95. Gareth was proud of his pioneer and Swedish ancestry. Gareth attended elementary and secondary schools in American Fork and graduated in May of 1943. He wasn’t stout enough to make the football or basketball teams, so he settled on boxing, later taking second place in the Utah AAU Boxing tournament as an aggressive 126 pounder. He earned the nickname of Gus because of a cartoon boxing character named Gus. That stuck with his high school friends. His high school yearbook said of him “He has a pleasant wit and loves a timely joke.” This never changed throughout his life. He was a born storyteller and had a story for every occasion and loved to bring a smile to peoples’ faces. In May 1943, just after graduating from high school he joined the U. S. Navy at the height of World War II. He became a medical corpsman, serving at several bases, mostly on the island of Saipan in the Pacific Theater. One of his fondest memories occurred on the cruiser, Milwaukee as it was nearing the California coast at the end of the war. He climbed to the top of the mast as he wanted to be the first to set eyes on his beloved country as it neared San Diego’s San Pedro harbor. The fog lifted and there it was! His country, his home, his family, and his people. He was honorably discharged in March 1946. He loved America and felt it was an honor and a privilege to serve his country. After the war he enrolled at BYU with thousands of returning servicemen taking advantage of the G.I. Bill. It was here he met a pretty little freshman, Dorothy Stice, from Highland, Utah. They fell in love and were married June 16, 1948 in the Salt Lake Temple. He continued his education and graduated from BYU in June 1950. Jobs were scarce and he was grateful when he was offered a job to teach 6th grade in Lyman, Wyoming. He was excited to move Dorothy and their little daughter, Linda, to Lyman and begin his teaching career. He taught two years in Wyoming, then was offered a job at Westmore Elementary School in Orem, Utah. The next year he was offered a job teaching Fifth Grade at the BYU Laboratory School, which gave him the opportunity to work on a Master’s degree. Alpine School District offered him a job once again where he served for 33 years as teacher, principal and district administrator. His time of service saw many innovations and implementations such as full-time first grade, head start, elementary libraries, summer school, remedial reading, Clear Creek outdoor education, teaching internships, and the introduction of computers. Educators were like one big family to him. He loved his profession and felt it was a calling from above. He was the proud teacher of future Governor, Gary Herbert. Throughout his life Gareth was a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- Day Saints serving in many callings, including twice as a Bishop, counselor in the Stake Presidency, and Stake Patriarch, where he served 41 years and offered over 2,000 Patriarchal blessings. From 1988 to 1990, he and Dorothy served as Directors of the Church History sites in Palmyra, New York. It was a very special time and they made many friends within the community and with fellow saints. A major part of Gareth’s life was community service, which began with the SCERA in 1960 when he was asked to chair the fundraising for a new swimming pool. This began a life-long commitment to the SCERA and eventually resulted in the founding of the Orem Heritage Museum. He has been recognized several times by his beloved Orem, including as the Grand Marshal of the Orem Family City parade, the Arthur Watkins Citizen of the Year, and the SCERA Star Award for Community Service. While recognition was nice, his motivation was never about personal recognition but simply serving his fellow men and making his community a thriving place of quality values. He loved nature and spending time in the mountains. He constructed a cabin in Scofield and enjoyed years of interaction with family, friends and relatives. Fishing was his passion. His love of nature abounded in his interest in gardening and farming. “I love the soil” was frequently articulated out loud. His little farm in Orem had animals and produce and taught his posterity how to work. Love abounded in his family. He advocated for unity and charity. His exemplary life was focused on his Savior, Jesus Christ. He touched lives by being kind, thoughtful, and happy. He showed us all how to be saints, patriots, and friends. Great was his wisdom. Strong were his beliefs. Obedient and humble were his trademarks. He noted, “My favorite scripture and greatest desire is for me and my family to always love one another as the Savior loves us.” He is preceded in death by his parents and siblings: Selma Miller (Eldon), Genevieve Deans (James), Vivian Evans (Bruce), Ernest, Richard (Gay), James (Rosell) and Eugene. Gareth is survived by his wife of close to 74 years and his six children, Linda, (John Hanks), Gary (Denise), Ken (Caryl Ann), Marilee (Jeffrey Novak), Mark (Shelly) and John (Liberty). These children have married loving spouses and brought 24 beautiful grandchildren into the world, who in turn have added 45 great- grand-children and 2 great-great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his youngest brother, Stephen (Nancy). This family of special people have brought tremendous joy and happiness into his life. He loved life; to see a smile and cause a smile. Every day was an adventure and began with a look at the “list” to see what needed to be accomplished. There remains an unfinished list on his desk today. He felt blessed with Heavenly Father’s tender mercies to enjoy all these bonus years, allowing him to spend time with his “one and only angel,” his beloved, eternal companion Dorothy. We wish to acknowledge and thank Logan and the team at A-Plus Home and Hospice for their kind and loving service. They have been like family and made it possible to enjoy Gareth’s final months together with Dorothy in his home. A viewing will be held at the Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary, 495 South State Street in Orem, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Thursday, April 14, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Friday, April 15, 2022, at the Orem Park Stake Center, 280 West 300 South, with a viewing preceding the services from 9:30 to 10:30 am. Interment will be in the American Fork Cemetery. In lieu of flowers do a kind deed for someone in need. To leave condolences and memories for the family please visit www.sundbergolpinmotuary.com. Source.

Class of 1949. Lola Ruth Seaton [Ruth]. Fauvines, Chorus, Tennis, Opera. She graduated from BYH on May 26, 1949. Source: 1949 BYH Graduation Exercises Program.

Class of 1911. Ethelyn Secrist, of Farmington, Utah. Arts and Trades. "Each morn a dove that well she knew,/Would say to her, I envy you." If our home towns had tongues with which to brag, we'd have to "gag" Farmington. BYHS Yearbook 1911. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Ethlyn (sic) Secrist. She received a BYH Art & Manual Training Diploma. Annual Record, B.Y. University (BYU Records Office), Book 4, p. 274. ~ ~ ~ ~ Ethlyn [or Ethelyn] Secrist was born on August 8, 1891 in Farmington, Davis County, Utah. Her parents were Jacob M. Secrist and Monica Potter Secrist. She married Russel [or Russell] Wilford Christiansen on February 12, 1914 in Mayfield, Sanpete County, Utah. He was born on December 1, 1890 in Mayfield, Utah. He died on March 30, 1951. Ethlyn Secrist Christiansen died on October 22, 1976 in Bountiful, Utah. Interment, Farmington City Cemetery, Utah.

BYH Class of 1903. Faculty & Staff. Horace Secrist of Farmington, Utah, English teacher, 1902-1909. ~ ~ ~ ~ BYH Class of 1903. Horace Secrist of Farmington, Utah, Normal & High School Class of 1903 (seniors). Source: Brigham Young Academy & Normal Training School, Catalogue & Announcements, for 27th Academic Year, 1902-1903, Listing of Normal & High School Students, Class of 1903, including Students with 108-144 Hours Credit at the Close of the 1st Semester, 1901-1902, p. 136. ~ ~ Horace Secrist married Maud M. Alexander, BYH Class of 1903.

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1929. Edith Liman See. She received a BS Degree in Clothing in 1929. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 478.

Board of Trustees, 1897 to 1901. William H. Seegmiller tells of the battle at Pleasant Grove, Utah: "On the evening of April 12, 1863 we camped at Pleasant Grove, Utah County. We had been camped but a short time when a band of Indians, probably fifty, under the leadership of Little Soldier, came to our camp and inquired if we were Americats. We answered no, and he then asked if we knew where the Americats were camped; we told them that we did not know. They then said: "We find them." They passed on down the street towards the center of town. Some of Brigadier General Connor's command from Fort Douglas were in town...Soon we heard a loud report and learned that Connor's men had found out that the Indians were coming for them, and had shot a Howitzer, a small cannon, at them as they were turning south to where the soldiers were located. We were informed that the soldiers went to Samuel Green's house on the east side of the road and asked the people to leave, which they did in a hurry. The soldiers then went into the house, pulled their cannon in with them, pulled up some of the floor and got under it, leaving their wagons in the road and their mules and horses were in a corral on the west side of the street. The Indians dared not follow the troops into the house, but shot into it through the door and window, peppering the back wall with bullets. When the Indians saw they could not successfully rout the soldiers or kill them, they turned their attention to booty. But when the soldiers saw they were going to lose their horses they fired a charge of grape shot from their cannon into the corral at their animals, preferring to kill them to letting the Indians get them. They killed and maimed some; the Indians got those not hurt and loaded them with blankets and supplies, and struck for the mountains very much pleased with their success." ~ ~ ~ ~ William H. Seegmiller served as a Selectman of the Sevier County (Utah) Court from 1882-1883. ~ ~ ~ ~ In 1896 he was a candidate for State Representative for the Democrat Party. He was serving as President of the Sevier Stake in 1896 and in 1901. ~ ~ ~ ~ William Henry Seegmiller was born December 19, 1843 in Branden, Watterloo, Ontario, Canada. His parents were Johann Adam Seegmuller and Anna Eva Kenechtel. He married at least twice. He first married Mary Ellen Laidlaw on November 2, 1867 in Salt Lake City, Utah; and second married Sarah Jane Stewart on January 12, 1874 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He died on September 1, 1923 in Richfield, Utah. Interment, Richfield, Utah.

Class of 1911. Dean W. Seely [actually Seeley], of Mt. Pleasant, Utah. Commercial. Lives of sweethearts all remind us/ We can make our lives a pest,/ And departing, leave behind us/ Feelings of relief and rest. Dean leaves us ready for Biz. ~ ~ ~ ~ Dean Winters Seeley was born January 31, 1891 in Indianola, Sanpete County, Utah. His parents were Joseph Nephi Seeley and Cecelia Rebecca Winters Seeley. He married Margaret Luella Abegglen on April 23, 1917 in Wilford, Fremont County, Idaho. He died on July 31, 1969 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Interment, Elysian Burial Gardens, Salt Lake City, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ Dean Winters Seeley appears in a photograph of the BYH Commercial Class taken in 1909 -- 20 students all wearing identical outfits with a big "C" on their jerseys.

Classes of 1918 and 1923. Della Seeley. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1918. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 130. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1923. Della Seeley. She received a BYH Normal Diploma in 1923. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 130.

Uncategorized. Ericka Seiter. Would have graduated from high school about 1931, but the only indication she have come to BYH is that Brigham Young Academy was mentioned in her obituary, which is sometimes used for BYH students. Erika Elfriede Seiter Jacobsen, 82, died Tuesday, September 17, 1996 in Las Vegas, of a sudden illness. She was born September 18, 1913 in Karlsruhe, Germany. She was the daughter of Wilhelm Heinrich Seiter and Martha Johanna Julie Hartmann. She married T. Harold Jacobsen on January 31, 1940 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He died July 9, 1990. She immigrated to the United States with her family in 1928, at the age of 14. Her outstanding accomplishments include graduating from Brigham Young Academy (University), Genealogical library cataloger of foreign films and books, interpreter, Centerville Elementary School teacher for the 3rd grade for 17 years, 1962-1979, Relief Society President, pianist, Sunday School teacher, genealogist, family historian, and much more.She is survived by three daughters and one son, Carma (Dallas) Dorney, Ogden; Kathryn (Leonard) Matthews, Montpelier, Idaho; Connie Chamberlain, Littleton, Colo.; Harold A. (Carrie) Jacobsen, Las Vegas, Nev.; 21 grandchildren; 10 step grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; six step great-grandchildren; brother, Helmut Seiter of Salt Lake. Preceded in death by two sisters, Paula and Mathilde; and four brothers, Gustav, Wilhelm, Walter, and Oscar. Funeral services were Saturday, September 21, 1996 in Bountiful, Utah. Interment, Salt Lake City Cemetery. [Deseret News, Thursday, September 19, 1996]

Class of 1918. Christine Selck. Academic Department. She graduated Monday Evening, May 27, 1918. Source 1: 1918 BYH Graduation Program. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1918. Christine Selck. She received a High School Diploma in 1918. Source 2: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 9, page 460.

Class of 1973. Jacqueline "Jackie" Selck [Clegg], was born on May 23, 1955, in Provo, Utah. Her parents are John Russell Selck [1914–1998] and Betty Jane Robison Selck [1921–1962]. She attended Brigham Young Elementary. She married John Scott Clegg. Jackie was diagnosed with cancer, and died on December 19, 2000 in Provo, Utah. Her interment, Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah. Source

Class of 1917. Millie Selcke (actually Selck). She graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1917. Source 1: 1917 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section, pages 82-88. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1917. Millie Selck. She received a High School Diploma in 1917. Source 2: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 9, page 461. ~ ~ ~ ~ Millie Selck was born on July 23, 1896 in Lewisville, Jefferson County, Idaho. Her parents were William W. Selck and Sarah E. Myler Selck. Millie married Horace P. Clement of Idaho Falls, Idaho, on June 12, 1919, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Millie Selck Clement died on September 11, 1975 in Torrance, California. Her interment, Valhalla Memorial Park, North Hollywood, California. ~ ~ ~ ~ Horace Peter Clement was born on December 22, 1894 in Plain City, Weber County, Utah. His parents were Thomas Alma Clement and Christianna Josephine Green Clement. He married Millie [incorrectly spelled Millis and Mellie on some records] Selck. Horace Clement died on August 8, 1959 in North Hollywood, California. His interment, Valhalla Memorial Park, North Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California.

Class of 1920. William Selck. Graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1920. Source: 1920 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section, page 65-85.

Class of 1920. Edith Selin. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1920. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 9, page 462. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1929. Edith Selin. She received a BS Degree in Home Economics in 1929. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 9, page 462.

Class of 1951. Charlene Sessions. Student Body Secretary. Chorus, Thespians, Fauvines, Notre Maison, Shorthand. Graduated from BY High in 1951. Graduated from BYU in 1955 in Secretarial Science. Worked in Southern California after graduation. Met my husband Don Jenson in Hollywood Ward and we married in the Salt Lake Temple. We have ten children - seven boys and three girls. We now have 47 grandchilden and 1 1/2 great grandchilden. Don and I served a full-time mission on Temple Square from 1998-2000. We are serving at the Conference Center giving tours and have done since it opened in 2000. I loved BY High and we both love BYU. We are a BYU family. @2010

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Class of 1969. Cynthia "Cindy" Sessions. BYU BA Education 1973. Married Gary W. Lippincott. @2012

Class of 1971. Elizabeth Sessions.

Class of 1944. Sterling Sessions. ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS OBITUARY: Sterling David Sessions, former dean of the School of Business & Economics at Weber State University, passed away of natural causes in Salt Lake City, Utah on January 22, 2024. Born on December 16, 1925 in Kamas, Utah to Charles David and Ruth Davies Sessions, He grew up in Provo, Utah. He attended Brigham Young High School, graduating in the Class of 1944. He then graduated from BYU after serving in the US Army during World War II. Sterling married Barbara Bickmore on December 17, 1948, and her love and support were essential to his success. Sterling earned a master’s degree in business administration from New York University in 1950. He returned to Provo to work in the family business while teaching part-time at BYU. After a brief career in retail merchandising at Broadway Department Stores in Los Angeles, he earned a doctoral degree from Harvard Business School in 1962. Subsequently, he joined the business management faculty of BYU, where he was department chair and director of the MBA program. In 1966, Stanford University appointed him dean of ESAN, a premier graduate school of business in Lima, Peru. Upon his return in 1968, Sterling was appointed lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he taught and directed international programs. In 1975, Sterling was appointed Dean of the School of Business & Economics at Weber State College, where he forged strong bonds with community and business leaders. He led the effort to fund and construct the Wattis Business building, supported student scholarships, and created the Willard L. Eccles Chair, the first endowed chair at Weber State. In 1983, he returned to teaching and research and co-authored A History of Utah International: From Construction to Mining (2005). Sterling lent his expertise to Utah businesses, serving on the boards of Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Utah), Ogden First Federal Savings, Tunex, Research Medical and also served as an advisor to the board of Browning Corporation and KSL, Inc. He was an officer of the Ogden Rotary Club, Ogden Symphony Association, and on the BYU Alumni Board. Near the end of his career he lectured part-time at London School of Economics, the University of Utah, and the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. In retirement Sterling took up landscape painting, traveled with his wife Barbara to visit grandchildren, and wrote his memoir, Where Safety Lies (2010). He was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and as a young man served a mission to Texas. He served as bishop of the BYU 11th Ward while on faculty, and was bishop of the Palo Alto First Ward (1972-75). He was appreciated as a gospel doctrine teacher and remembered for his tender acts to those who needed his care. Sterling was intellectually curious, read widely, and had a remarkable command of aphorisms. He developed life-long friendships and was adept at writing a thoughtful personal note. He possessed an innate aesthetic sense, and enjoyed organ music, fine art, and the well-cooked meal. He loved to sail. Sessions was preceded in death by his wife Barbara, who succumbed November 13, 2022. He is survived by all seven children: Christine Petty Taber (Douglass), Cynthia Lippincott (Gary), Susan Rugh (Thomas dec.), Elizabeth Eastmond (David), David Sessions, Scott Sessions (Julie) and Andrew Sessions (Rachelle), as well as 25 grandchildren and 58 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his sisters, Naomi Derr Goodman and Charlene Jenson Ainge. He will be laid to rest in a private service at the Paradise, Utah cemetery. A public memorial service at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary in Salt Lake City will be held at a later date. Published Feb 2, 2024, Provo Daily Herald

Class of 1970. Susan Sessions. BYU BA History 1974, University of Chicago MA History 1985, University of Chicago PHD History 1993. Married Tom Rugh. History professor at BYU. Biography: Susan Sessions Rugh specializes in the history of the nineteenth century and in the history of travel and tourism. She teaches undergraduate courses in the antebellum period and the Civil War, and graduate seminars in 19th century history. She is the author of Our Common Country: Family Farming, Community and Culture in Nineteenth-Century Illinois (Indiana University Press, 2001), and has published articles on the history of childbirth, pioneer Mormon women, and agrarian culture in the Midwest. She received the Mollie and Karl G. Butler Young Scholar Award, Charles Redd Center for Western Studies, Brigham Young University, 2003-2006; and was Visiting Fellow at the Institute for the Study of the American West, Autry Museum of Western Heritage, Los Angeles, California, in June 2003. Her current project is tentatively titled: "White Lines: Race, Religion and the Family Vacation in Cold War America." Her husband, Tom Rugh, is Executive Director of The Museum of Utah Art & History (MUAH) at 125 South Main Street in downtown Salt Lake City. Office: Susan S. Rugh, Associate Professor, Department of History, 323 KMB, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602-4446 - 801-422-2742 office telephone, 801-422-0275 office fax.

Class of 1918. Fern Sevy. She received a BYH Normal Diploma in 1918. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 130.

Class of 1910. Milton H. Sevy [not Levy, not Sevey]. Graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1910, in the High School Department. Source: 1910 BYU Banyan, BYH section, list on p. 83. ~ ~ ~ ~ Milton Heywood Sevy was born on October 12, 1889 in Panguitch, Utah. His parents were John Lowe Sevy and Mary Hannah Heywood Sevy. Milton H. Sevy died on December 8, 1917 in Cedar City, Utah, from complications following an automobile accident. He was 28 years old, and single. He was listed as a "sheep grower" on his death certificate, and his residence was in Salt Lake City. His interment, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Class of 1910 Reference Only. W. E. Shafford, incorrectly spelled on records. See Willis Earl Spafford, BYH Classes of 1910 and 1911.