Sol Henry Vander Veur's Obituary
Sol Henry Vander Veur born January 15, 1970 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Bonnie Davenport Vander Veur (Ellefson) and Henry Vander Veur ll returned to his Heavenly Father on December 7 surrounded by his family and in the tender care of the University of Utah doctors and nurses.
Sol lived in Salt Lake surrounded by a large and loving Dutch family, including his adoring Oma and Opa. He fondly spoke of his many happy family gatherings with his dozens of Vander Veur aunts, uncles and cousins.
Sol was a gifted musician who played guitar and was respected by the local community of musicians. Sol and his brother Shane formed a band called Pitch Black which preformed locally in the early 2000s.
When Sol was a teenager, he moved to Hawaii with his mother and stepfather, Steve Ellefson, where he quickly developed a love of boogie boarding and surfing. He became an expert surfer at Makaha, his favorite beach near his home in Waianae on the west side of Oahu.
Sol is survived by his daughter Melody Ann VanderVeur, his brother Shane Vander Veur and sister Sage Weaver, as well as his father Henry Vander Veur ll and his stepfather Steve Ellefson.
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