Craig Bair Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

On June 28, 2017, at 8:10 a.m., Craig Howard Bair, son of Cecil Bair and Thelda Hunter, came to the end of his heroic fight with cancer. He leaves behind his wife Shawn, daughters Audrey Bair and Megan Bair, stepdaughters Lauren Perry, Kindell Graham (son in-law, Daniel) Brittany Perry, and Cami Card (son in-law, Jason), and grandchildren Tai Bair, Kaden, McKayla, and Danika Graham, and Lilly and Coraline Card. Craig was born in New Meadows, Idaho. Some of Craig's fondest memories began there. At age 10 he moved with his family to Nyssa, Oregon, where he grew up on a dairy farm. He learned how to work hard and carried that with him through his life as he pursued a wide variety of occupations: high school teacher, sushi chief, co-restaurant owner, plumber, and his most current job, sales representative for a publishing company, Reading Horizons. In 2010, Craig and Shawn were married. Craig had said there were a few times in his life when he knew, without a doubt, what he was supposed to do, and this was one of them. They corresponded through social media and phone calls after Shawn found him in July of 2009. She had never forgotten about him after dating him in 1980. On December 31st, 2009, Craig visited Shawn in Utah, where they decided a day after his arrival they needed to get married. He went back to Portland, packed up, and they married February 13th. The best adventures followed. Craig had a great love of the outdoors and everything involving physical fitness: biking, hiking, walking, running, golfing, fishing, camping, waterskiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and had recently tried paragliding. His greatest outdoor love was water, which led to him even living on a boat in the Portland, Oregon area for a time. He loved music of any kind; it spoke to his soul. He played the drums, worked on learning the guitar, and carried his best instrument with him, his beautiful voice. He was articulate, deep, and had amazing wisdom and insight. He shared this profound insight and wisdom during his last days. He was kind, gentle, patient, good humored, strong willed, and stubborn at times. He had a positive, upbeat nature and was easy to be around. He never lost that even during the worst of times. Craig worried that he would leave this world without a legacy. He had no idea the impact he left on those who knew him and how much he was loved. His legacy lives on in every person that knew him, learned from him, and loved him. He will be greatly missed. A Celebration of Life will be held Monday, July 10th, from 7:30 to 9:30 pm, at Thanksgiving Point Hidden Falls, near 2455 Executive Parkway, Lehi Utah. A Viewing will be held prior from 7:00 to 7:30pm. Funeral Directors: Utah Valley Mortuary.

Craig Bair

September 28, 1958 - June 28, 2017

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