David Andrew Jepsen

David was only 19 years old when he headed out for Salt Lake City, Utah with his sister Saundra and her family (husband Sam, daughters Robin, Sammie Kaye, and Michele).They left Page, Arizona (Glen Canyon City, Utah) the afternoon of May 29, 1963. It was Sam's birthday and he was pretty excited for the trip as were the others. They only made it as far as Glendale, just outside of Kanab, Utah when they hit head on with an eighteen wheeler hauling 18 tons of steel. It was reported that Sam tried to pass another car, and over corrected when he saw the truck coming towards them. Sammie Kaye age 18 mos. was the only survivor. She and her Dad were thrown from their truck...(no seatbelt requirements at that time)....the other four family members were trapped inside the truck and were burned beyond recognition. David, his sister Saundra (23), brother-in-law Sam (21) and his two nieces Robin (4) and Michele (4mos) were buried June 1, 1963 at the Richfield City Cemetery in Richfield, Utah.. (Occupants of other vehicles were not hurt. Driver of the semi-truck could never get over the horrors of the accident. Even though our family assured him many times that we did not blame him, he never stopped blaming himself.) LJV