Roger Thomas Guesst's Obituary
Roger Guest
1923-2021
Roger Thomas Guest, one of Jackson, Wyoming’s oldest residents, died August 5, 2021 in Salt Lake City, Utah, of heart failure.
Born August 20, 1923 in Belmond, Iowa, his childhood was there and in Toledo, Ohio. He went to high school in Bay City, Michigan and graduated from Central High School in 1941.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps. In September 1942. Part of his training was at a training center in Salt Lake County. He met Janet Bywater at a U.S.O. dance in Salt Lake before he served as a gunnery bomber in the South Pacific. They were married in 1944 in Savannah, Georgia and had two children together before divorcing in 1959.
Roger graduated from the University of Utah in 1949 with a B.S. Degree in Accounting. The family moved to Rock Springs, Wyoming, in about 1952 where Roger worked at FMC in the mining industry for 27 years.
After his divorce, Roger married the love of his life, Cesarina M. “Rena” Anesi, September 16, 1961. They lived in Rock Springs until the late 1970s before settling in Jackson. They also spent some seasons in Tucson, Arizona, near Guadalajara, Mexico, and lived at Star Valley Ranches and several places in Jackson, Wyoming.
Roger loved spending time outdoors fishing, skiing, horseback riding and backpacking. They both enjoyed many wonderful hiking friends and groups. But Dad especially cherished exploring the Tetons with Rena.
Survivors: Widow, Rena; children Gayle (Craig) Shuler, Sandy, Utah and Rob (Julie) Guest, American Fork, Utah; six grandchildren: Terra, Angie, Caleb, Ryan, Judd, and Jamie; 4 greatgrandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father Roy Thomas Guest, mother Agnes Alice Reed Guest, sisters Doris Cuthbert and Alice Jean McIntyre, brother Dale Guest, and a grandson, Rory Guest.
Roger was a gunnery bomber during World War II and was awarded the Silver Star. A ceremony to honor his service was held August 16, 2021 at Silver Lake in Brighton, Utah, including presentation of the flag by the U.S. Air Force to Rena.
The family wishes to thank the loving care of the staff at Jackson Senior Center and Pioneer Homestead Apartments, and the medical community in Jackson that helped keep Roger and Rena independent in their home until the end of Roger’s life. We appreciate all of their Jackson friends, neighbors, and family. Rena has moved to Sandy, Utah. Contact Rena at 10005 Roseboro Road. Sandy, Utah 84092-3811. You can send condolences and comments to www.premierfuneral.com.
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