David Patrick Wadsworth

David Patrick Wadsworth

1962 ~ 2025

David Patrick Wadsworth set aside the cares of mortality on Friday, October 24, 2025. He was 63 years old.

David was born the youngest of eleven children April 15, 1962, his parents’ “miracle baby.” From his mother he inherited a love of the English language and a talent for expression. From his father he inherited a love of history and an utter devotion to his family. From both he received an unshakable devotion to the Gospel of Jesus Christ as found in His restored Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. These gifts, along with others, melded within David to produce a quick wit, a bent for scholarship, an aptitude for teaching and public speaking and a fervent enthusiasm for testifying of truth.

He had an abiding love for and testimony of Joseph Smith and the Restoration of the Gospel and urged his children to “follow the brethren” and “stay in the boat.” He underscored his statements by his own example, even during the times of his life when he felt most stretched. Never was he without a set of scriptures handy. One of his trucks was often—sometimes daily—to be seen parked outside a temple. He served where he was asked in the Church—including in Recife, Brazil, as a missionary (1981–1983)—and performed many quiet acts of service to those around him.

David lost both parents before he turned 10 years old. This loss walked with him his whole life, but he found sweet, strong relationships with his siblings.

He formed the pinnacle relationship of his life with Chirine Mead, who loved and honored him through the thick and thin of life. She rose as the sweet, brave, faithful, creative mother to their 13 children, as well as a loyal and constant companion to him—the sunshine in our home and in all her associations. Truly, David’s life and soul and family are forever blessed by the choice he made to marry Chirine on August 20, 1987.

David was successful in managerial and leadership roles. He turned entrepreneur with Chirine in 2010 and worked with her and their children to form and build a family business. Together David and Chirine also worked to host numerous reunions, stake activities, and fairs.

David possessed the spirit of gathering. He gathered his siblings together on numerous occasions to honor their parents. He gathered them with their children and grandchildren to learn about their forbears—no easy feat, considering that his parents’ posterity numbers higher than 600 strong. He gathered his family together for morning scripture study. He gathered his children to raise buildings, serve neighbors, dig sprinkler lines, service cars, grow gardens, plant trees, tour Church history sites and temples, and go on Sunday drives. He and Chirine gathered them to help run the family business and to enjoy holiday barbecues and parties; and on many a Sunday he gathered them after dinner to teach them what he had learned that week in his scripture study. The gathering of loved ones now in the wake of his death no doubt makes him smile. We are sure he is thrilled to now be gathered into the arms of the parents he loved so much and the forbears he honored.

David’s crowning accomplishment and most cherished role in life was as the head of his family. His children love the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They love their mother. They love each other. David was a primary influence in the development of these traits, and his children love and honor him for the legacy of faith he bequeathed them.

He is survived by 9 of his 10 siblings; Brent Wadsworth (Joyce), Terry Bleak (Lorell), Scott Wadsworth (Marcia), Valerie Empie (Drew), James Wadsworth (Georgia), Lark Keller (Merle), Anthony Wadsworth (Paula), John Wadsworth (Patti), Charlotte Mosley (Steve) by his 13 children; Cassidy Wadsworth Skousen (Scott), Rebekah Wadsworth, Patrick Wadsworth (Celeste), Ladd Wadsworth (Mariah), Joseph Wadsworth (Whitney), Nicholas Wadsworth (Jerusha), Brigham Wadsworth, Seth Wadsworth, Thomas Wadsworth (Kamae), Jedediah Wadsworth, Daniel Wadsworth, Sylvia Wadsworth, Julia Wadsworth by his 19 (soon to be 21) grandchildren; and by Chirine, his choice companion. He is preceded in death by his parents F. Don and Sylvia Bitner Hinckley Wadsworth, and by his brother Bryant.

Funeral services for David will be held Friday, October 31, 2025, at 11:00 AM at the Alpine 10th Ward Chapel located at 327 South Long Drive Alpine, Utah. Family and friends are invited to attend a visitation on Friday morning from 9:30-10:30 am prior to service at the church.

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