Utah lost one it's great people Sunday. James LeVoy Sorenson died of cancer Sunday at the age of 86. Unfortunately, I never had the opportunity to meet Mr Sorenson personally, but he still remains one of my heroes. There have been few people who have lived a life so full of meaningful inventions, businesses, real estate, and philanthropy endeavors.
He was born during the depression. A fact that I believe can never leave a person. Through his hard work and thriftiness he created useful businesses and bought land. My impression of him from years of newspaper clippings and magazines on one of Utah richest men has been: 1) His ability to create something useful and innovative. This is the man that invented the disposable surgical mask... something ever person in America has seen. 2) At the age of 86 it doesn't sound like he slowed down much. I've been hearing about him all over the place in recent years. I'm intrigued with anyone who is still accomplishing things past the age of 70. 3) He sounded like a really down to earth man that didn't live his billionaire status on his sleeve.
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