Wilbur John Clay FAHEY 2 3
- Born: 12 October 1916, Petersburg, Petersburg City, Virginia, USA 4 5 6 7 8
- Marriage (1): Karen ANDERSON about 1940 in prob Utah, USA 1
- Marriage (2): Norma Louise CARLSON on 26 June 1959 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA 2
- Died: 24 January 2000, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA at age 83 7
- Buried: 28 January 2000, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA 7
 Other names for Wilbur were Wilber J. C. FAHEY,7 Wilbur FAHEY 4 5 8 and Wilbur J. FAHEY.6
General Notes
An Obituary from the Salt Lake Tribune (Published on: 1/30/2000)
Wilbur Fahey, Head of LDS Church's Emergency Radio Response System
Fahey became an expert in radio communication, starting with learning morse code as an early age. He served as a radio operator on C-54 transport planes during World War II and during the Korean War, starting at age 16. He also became a pilot, earning an instructor's certificate and joining the Civil Air Patrol. In 1955 he crash landed with another in Price Canyon and lay stranded for more than 24 hours until rescued by the Civil Air Patrol. After retiring from the military in 1976, he worked for the Utah State Civil Defense, and then became Head Coordinator for the LDS Church's Emergency Radio Response System, working in behalf of LDS Church members during disasters.
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Burial Notes
Salt Lake City Cemetery, Grave Location: X-1-33-1-E
Recorded Events in His Life
- He appeared on the 1920 US Federal Census on 12 January 1920 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA. 8
Census (12 January 1920) — 812 North Boulevard, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Name; Relation; Owns or Rents (free or mortgaged); Gender; Race; Age; Marital Status; Birthplace;
Father's Birthplace; Mother's Birthplace; Occupation/Industry
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Bradley Ben R Head Owns-M M W 31 M Alabama Tennessee Tennessee Travelling Salesman/Fertilizer Co
------- Wilma M Wife F W 24 M Indiana Vermont Canada None
------- John M Son* M W 7 S Alabama Alabama Indiana None
------- Mildred Dau F W 4 S Alabama Alabama Indiana None
Fahey Mildred S Sister in law F W 23 Div Indiana Vermont Canada None
----- Wilbur Nephew M W 3 S Virginia Kentucky Indiana None
*Attended school within the past year
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Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Atlanta Ward 8, Fulton, Georgia;
Roll: T625_253; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 127; Image: 99.
- He appeared on the 1930 US Federal Census on 18 April 1930 in Freeport, Nassau County, New York, USA. 4
1930 census — 218 Grove Street, Freeport, Nassau County, New York, USA
Name; Relation; Gender; Race; Age; Marital Status; Age at First Marriage; Birthplace;
Father's Birthplace; Mother's Birthplace; Occupation/Industry
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Ingram John Head* M W 41 M 31 Indiana Ohio Indiana editorial/newspaper
------ Mildred Wife F W 32 M 14 Indiana Vermont Canada none
------ John J Son M W 8 S Colorado Indiana Colorado none
------ Patricia Daughter F W 3 10/12 S Nebraska Indiana Indiana none
Fahey Wilbur St. Son M W 13 S Virginia Kentucky Indiana none
*Rents, $100 monthly rental, owns a radio, does not live on a farm
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Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Freeport, Nassau, New York;
Roll: 1458; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 31; Image: 226.0.
- His Social Security Number was 114-03-6613, issued before 1951 in New York, USA. 6
- Last Residence: 84118, Bef 24 January 2000, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA. 6
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