Michael Willard Bawden was born on February 26, 1943, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Marwood (Mike) and Beverly Bawden and was raised in Granger, Utah. He married Pamela Lofgran on May 8, 1964 in the Salt Lake Temple, and they are the parents of four children. Mike served on the SUSC Institute faculty and in the LDS seminary and institute program for ten years, in addition to his service at the BYU Jerusalem Center. He lived his life to the fullest; He loved traveling the world with his sweetheart Pam and serving God. Mike died peacefully on September 8, 2024 after a short battle with cancer.
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