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New stake presidents

Published: Saturday, Oct. 22, 2005

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BLOOMINGTON INDIANA STAKE: (Sept. 18, 2005) President — Clair W. Simmons, 58, construction business; succeeding Bruce Bennett Hronek; wife, Janet Rae Holgate Simmons. Counselors — Tracy Lee Bailey, 38, sales management; wife, Tamatha Lyn Smith Bailey. Eugenio Magallanes, 46, CSR Mexico operations; wife, Guadalupe Magallanes.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY 9TH (STUDENT SINGLE) STAKE: (Aug. 28, 2005) President — David R. Child, 47, self-employed; succeeding Thomas Beall Griffith; wife, Diane Carol Ledet Child. Counselors — Dennis Lee Largey, 56, professor at BYU; wife, Kristene Lee Belnap Largey. Perry Verne Br Hamula Low. William Shane Bowden, 50, timber sales manager; wife, Cheryl Russell Bowden.

LAS PIEDRAS URUGUAY STAKE: (Aug. 14, 2005) President — Sandro Martin Vinella N., 33, clerical worker; succeeding Hector Gustavo Carbajal Romano; wife, Ana Laura Sosa Z. de Vinella. Counselors — Daniel Williams Martinez A., 28, photographer; wife, Susana Arlette Gonzalez N. de Martinez. Nelson Enrique Bobe P., 36, chauffeur; wife, Cely Cristina Blanco P. de Bobe.

MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA PAKENHAM STAKE: (Aug. 28, 2005) President — Lindsay John Sanders, 56, CES employee; succeeding John Murray Lobley; wife, Helen Frances Sanders. Counselors — Anthony John Dell, 61, partner at Learning Res-Q; wife, Beverley Amor Drake Dell. Riki Paul Tukukino, 43, business broker; wife, Donna Marce Armstrong Tukukino.

MONROE LOUISIANA STAKE: (Sept. 18, 2005) President — Aristotels Pena M., 48, physician; succeeding Roger A. Grayson; wife, Amelia Tejeda A. de Pena. Counselors — Roger A. Grayson, 53, self-employed; wife, Verda Denise Furlough Grayson. Claude Thurston Baggett, 67, retired; wife, Alice Louise Bower Baggett.

MORGAN UTAH NORTH STAKE: (Sept. 18, 2005) President — Clark Myron Mower, 58, president and CEO of Flexpoint Sensor Systems ; succeeding Larry Evan Brewer; wife, Sandra Ellen Porter Mower. Counselors — Roger Kent Petersen, 61, Church employee; wife, Susan Call Petersen. Gregory Brent Mead, 50, information technology director; wife, Karen Leigh Hincks Mead.

NORTH LAS VEGAS NEVADA STAKE: (Sept. 11, 2005) President — Peter Gregory Shields, 48, owner of Pete Shields Stucco; succeeding Harold H. Tanner; wife, Terri Lynn Hafen Shields. Counselors — Gregory J. Peterson, 46, assistant controller at Southwest Gas; wife, RaeAnn Hodson Peterson. Marlon David Waite, 47, realtor; wife, Jill Lee Bunker Waite.

OMAHA NEBRASKA STAKE: (Sept. 18, 2005) President — Randall David Bartlett, 52, general contractor; succeeding Arthur Haymore Taylor; wife, Diana LeSueur Bartlett. Counselors — David Milton Tew, 58, vice president and chief operating officer; wife, Judith Marie Stobbe Tew. Jeffery Darrell Young, 49, assistant vice president of information technology; wife, Crystal Jones Young.

OREM UTAH CASCADE STAKE: (Aug 28, 2005) President — Brent Woodruff Webb, 49, associate academic vice president at BYU; succeeding Richard Bryant Brady; wife, Amy Jo Barker Webb. Counselors — David Alan McDougal, 54, business owner; wife, Karrie Fitzgerald McDougal. Lorey Larson Draper, 50, CES employee; wife, Naoma Christman Draper.

PROVO UTAH NORTH PARK STAKE: (Sept. 11, 2005) President — Steven Charles Sabins, 43, president of Bel Aire Assisted Living; succeeding Brent Alan Gines; wife, Allison Walch Sabins. Counselors — Orvin Geral Wilde, 72, teacher at Uintah School District; wife, Lou Ann Guymon Wilde. Daniel Paredes P., 54, manager at Mountain C. Foods; wife, Luz Del Carmen Almeida D. de Paredes.

SAVAII SAMOA WEST STAKE: (Sept. 11, 2005) President — Vitale T. Siilata, 47, Church employee; succeeding Tifi Taalolo Laulu; wife, Vaeila Toala Siilata. Counselors — Lima T. Fao, 49, supervisor and driver; wife, Vaoesea Masivao Fao. Enesa Young Yen, 46, mechanic; wife, Tali Burgess Young Yen.

VITORIA DA CONQUISTA BRAZIL STAKE: (June 19, 2005) President — Jose Almeida Santos, 47, executive; succeeding Magno Israel Miranda Silva; wife, Maria das Gracas Azevedo de Deus Santos. Counselors — Antonio da Silva, 32, mechanic; wife, Veronica Correia das Merces Silva. Lazaro Meira de Sousa, 26, English teacher; wife, Marfisa Pereira Matos de Sousa.