Dr. John Lloyd Marlow - January 19, 1935 – July 6, 2025
Tribute from his sister, Joan Belliston
My Brother, John
John was born into a loving family on January 19, 1935. He was greatly loved by a mother who had lost another son 3 years earlier. So to say he was the apple of her eye is true. She spoiled him.
He learned to work hard on the farm. I remember how particular he wanted the hay bales arranged on the stack so he didn’t have to carry them any further. He was such a perfectionist. He was a loving person and excelled in his studies and had a beautiful baritone voice.
He attended the elementary school in Wapello and Jr. High School and High School in Blackfoot, Idaho. He was active in student affairs and also did wrestling. I remember during school we made sure we called him John Lloyd, because his father was also a John.
While at BYU he was very active in student affairs. He was the editor of the yearbook, “The Banyan”. He held official positions in the politics at BYU, even being chosen “Best Man” of BYU (chosen by the student body). His voice was shared by him in the talent of his voice as he had the leads in operas.
His friends were many, and he spent hours in the home of President Wilkinson and his son. Every week a box of his shirts were sent home for his mother to wash and iron, sent back soon so he could look sharp. He was the “apple of his mother’s eye” still.
Soon he left for the east to study his doctorship in the Washington DC area. Here he became acquainted with Ezra Benson and his family. He supported his schooling by singing in a church there. While earning a degree he even sang at conventions of doctors throughout the USA.
An internment at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, many people thought he would become a surgeon but was drawn to female surgery instead. His travels took him around the world as he shared his talents with many. He has sent me fabrics from around the world.
In the later years he became a good artist in pencil work of our family. We miss him so much, but he lives on to assist others beyond the veil of this mortal life. He leaves a footprint of devotion to others that we can follow.
Additional memories from family:
Tribute from his sister, Joan Belliston
Tribute from his niece, Marilyn Petersen
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