Henry Chevalier Jr. was born in Illinois on January 7, 1931, to Henry and Celina Chevalier.
He grew up in Rocksprings, Wyoming, with his sister and parents who immigrated from France and worked in the coal mines. He grew up during the Great Depression and joined the Union Pacific Railroad at the age of seventeen. His time there was interrupted during the Korean War. He served in the Navy and spent years on a ship, which is a bit ironic because he never learned to swim. The high point of his service was being part of the Navy Bugle Corps. He loved to play music and he talked for hours about all the opportunities he had during the war. Henry was a gifted musician; He played many instruments including strings, wind instruments and piano. This gift lasted all his life until weeks before his death.
After the war, he returned to Wyoming and met the love of his life, Mary Williams. They were married on August 3rd in a small church in the Grand Tetons. Henry continued to work for the Union Pacific and was briefly relocated to Nebraska. Then he ended up forever home in Roy, Utah. In Utah they were blessed with their only child, John. Henry worked for the UP as a pipe fitter for 46 years. Outside of work, he had many hobbies, including woodworking, cycling, going to the gym, dancing (he loved polka), his grandchildren, and music. He was always ready for a good deal. While he drove, he could be found at Weber State University, searching the tools for sale, tag sale, and desert industries. He often landed incredible deals on great products.
His grandchildren were the high point of his life. He spent her young childhood and youth driving her to dance and do gymnastics. He always had a great snack in the car and was ready for anything on the radio. When Nicole got her license for a short time, he felt left out of a job he loved so much. He really enjoyed watching her grow and grow up. He was a man with small words but many at the same time. He always gave good advice and had a knack for grounding people or focusing on the most important things in life. He had a great opportunity to meet all three of his great-grandchildren and watch the elders grow for the past nearly three years. Seeing the smile on his face when they walked into the room was something incredible. Ninety years is an achievement. He will be missed very much by our family and his loss will always be felt. “The greatest legacy that one can pass on to one’s children and grandchildren is not money or other material things that have accumulated in one’s life, but a legacy of character and faith.” -Billy Graham
Henry is survived by his son John (Melissa) Chevalier; Granddaughters, Nicole (Daniel) Daman and Andrea (Keagan) Butcher; Great-grandchildren, Judah and Gabriella Daman and Aedan Butcher; and Sister Blanch Rauzi.
The funeral services will take place on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 11 a.m. at Lindquists Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd. instead of. Friends and family can visit the morgue on Wednesdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Burial, Lindquists Washington Heights Memorial Park, 4500 Washington Blvd.
The services are streamed live and available by scrolling to the bottom of Henry’s obituary.
Published by Lindquist Mortuary – Ogden May 8-9, 2021.
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