Paul Loren Skowron's Obituary
Paul Loren Skowron (78) passed away on Sunday Feb. 5th 2023 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on Oct. 24th 1944 in Mesa Arizona to Sigmund Walter Skowron and Ellen Marie Sorensen Skowron. He attended elementary, junior and high school in Mesa.
In his youth he was an accomplished accordionist. He performed at several functions and many competitions. He performed on the Lew King talent show. Another performer on that show was a young, not yet discovered, Wayne Newton.
He loved growing up in the sun in the desert. He grew up loving all sports but particularly baseball. During high school he was on the baseball, football, basketball and track teams, lettering in all four sports. He went out for the track team after an injury while playing football. He became quite the pole vaulter which earned him a scholarship to BYU after graduation from Mesa High School in 1963. He came to Provo to attend BYU that same year. In 1965 he vaulted for a new stadium and new meet record. He was able to tour Europe with the BYU track team in 1965, even participating in a meet at Kinlochleven in Scotland.
He had a love of auto racing. He raced stock cars at Turpin Race Track, which was a dirt circle track that eventually became a paved Suntana Raceway. He then helped build and then raced his sprint car, winning many races and awarded many trophies.
He married Bette Williams with whom he had a son, Sean. They were later divorced.
He had many different jobs before finding his skill and talent in the automobile business. He worked for P E Aston Chevrolet starting in 1973. While working there he met Christine Peay. They were married in 1976. They left to work with an independent used car dealer, Jerry’s Used Cars. After working for Jerry for 11 years, he went back to the Chevrolet dealership and continued there until 2008. He started his own business with Chris where he was a buyer for multiple dealers in several states. He reluctantly retired in 2016 after his second diagnosis of cancer and over 40 years in the business. He loved traveling to the auctions and missed his auction circuit buddies.
His love of sports continued through racquetball, golf, softball, and waterskiing. His most favorite pastime was being on the water in his boat. Many days were spent on Utah Lake and many fun and memorable trips to Lake Powell and Lake Mead with family and friends. Many other favorite trips were taken with coworkers and friends to Mexico, Hawaii, Australia, Fiji and the Bahamas.
He is survived by his family, wife Chris, daughter Ravi and son Sean (Tina) Also survived by his grandson, Deklyn. A sister, Judy and 14 nieces and nephews as well as many grandnieces and grandnephews also survive him and many friends he considered and loved as family.
Preceded in death by his parents.
A Public Visitation will be held from 11:00 - Noon on Friday, February 10, 2023 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 1035 South 800 East, Orem, Utah, followed by a graveside service at the Provo City Cemetery.
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