Keith W. Wilcox

He served in the United States Navy during World War II. He began his college studies at what is now Weber State University and received a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Utah. He then received a master's degree in architecture from the University of Oregon. Wilcox was elected to the Utah State House of Representatives as a Republican in 1978. He served for one term. In the LDS Church, Wilcox served as a bishop, stake president and regional representative. From 1974 to 1977, he was president of the church's Indiana Indianapolis Mission. He also served for four years as president of the Ogden Utah Temple. Wilcox was called as a general authority and member of the First Quorum of the Seventy in October 1984. He served in that quorum until he was moved to the Second Quorum of the Seventy when it was created in April 1989 and was then released as a general authority in October 1989. From 1992 until 1994, Wilcox was the director of the Los Angeles Temple Visitors Center. On July 17, 1945, Wilcox married Viva May Gammell in the Logan Utah Temple and they are the parents of six daughters. Wilcox wrote the work The Washington DC Temple: A Light to the World, a history of its architectural development. Weber State University has an art scholarship named for Wilcox. Wilcox died in Ogden, Utah.

• Name — Keith Wilson Wilcox • Birth Name — Keith Wilson Wilcox • Born — 15 May 1921 • Birthplace — Hyrum, Utah, United States • Died — 16 December 2011 • Place of death — Ogden, Utah, United States • Position Or Quorum1 — First Quorum of the Seventy • Called By1 — Spencer W. Kimball • Start Date1 — 1984 10 06 • End Date1 — 1989 04 01 • End Reason1 — transferred to Second Quorum of the Seventy • Position Or Quorum2 — Second Quorum of the Seventy • Called By2 — Ezra Taft Benson • Start Date2 — 1989 04 1 • End Date2 — 1989 10 1 • End Reason2 — honorably released • Illustration — Washington D.C. Temple designed by Keith W. Wilcox

The authorities additionally record the heading Keith Wilson Wilcox. His recorded language was English. His recorded confession was The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.