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Kent R. Cammack
1943-2019
On January 9, 2019, Our beloved, sweet "Grandpa Kent" passed away. Kent Raymond Cammack was born in Salt Lake City on December 29, 1943.
He is survived by his three children: Daniel Cammack, Crystal Eckland and Jeff Cammack; his four grandchildren: Jordan Eckland, Alie Villescaz, Daven Cammack and Rylan Cammack: and his siblings: Kay Green, Valoi Smith, Renee Pratt, Wendy West and Dale Cammack. Kent has gone on to join his mother, Rita; father, Lawrence; and older brother, Craig, in the heavenly realm.
Kent was best known for his kind spirit and sense of humor. Most will think of Kent's incredible talent in athletics, especially golf. Not only was he a great player of the game, but also, a great teacher. Kent found great joy in developing relationships with all that had the pleasure of knowing him. He will always be remembered as a loving man who would do anything for those he loved or for anyone in need. He will be greatly missed.
All friends and family are invited to come and remember Kent. Memorial Services will be held Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at 6:00 p.m., at Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary located at 4760 S State St. Murray, UT.
Online condolences at www.jenkins-soffe.com.
Published in Deseret News on Jan. 13, 2019
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Gordon Shepherd
I knew Kent (or “Cam”) as one of the more gifted athletes in our class cohort at both Lincoln and South. He was never the biggest, strongest, fastest kid on any of the teems for which he played. But he had the kind of natural ability for sports that I always envied, including an unruffled, quiet kind of self-confidence that never failed to win the respect of his peers. He wasn’t flashy, he wasn’t a showboat, he didn’t boast or trash-talk his fellow competitors. But if you wanted someone to show up for your team on game day, if you wanted someone with the ball when the clock was ticking down, you wanted Kent Cammack. Kent captained the basketball team our senior year and was a starting pitcher on the Cub baseball team. He could both kick and throw a football fifty yards, but opted out of that sport to save his knees for basketball. I considered Kent to be a friend but I wish I had gotten to know him better, especially after we graduated from South and life began testing us in new and more complicated ways. Does the kind of character one displays in youth when participating in competitive sports—especially loyalty to a team and one’s teammates and not just self-aggrandizement—carry over into adult life? In many ways I think it does. If I don’t miss my guess, Kent Cammack was the same competent, loyal, and unaffected comrade in life that he was on the basketball court and baseball diamond for South High. No doubt for his subsequent associates, friends and family members, Cam continued to be the kind of person you depend on and always want on your side when the chips are down. ~ Gordon Shepherd
Gary Shepherd (Shepherd)
Amen, brother. Gary Shepherd
Judy Granger (Bell)
Thank you for this great tribute to Kent it was fun reading about him. I knew him as a very nice guy & friendly.