Virgil Caleb Pierce's Obituary
Virgil Caleb “Kay” Pierce died on November 23, 2016. He was born on December 18, 1935 in
Brigham City, Utah. He was the fifth child of Virgil Edward Swenson Pierce and Ruth Burton
Pierce. His older siblings were Edward, Betty, Ruth Marie, and Nolan. Lynette(Norm) was born
after him and is the only one still living. He is also survived by his wife, Bonnie, and their three
children, Kelly(Marlene), Lori, and Cindy(Joshua). He has two grandsons; Caleb and Makana
Pierce and two granddaughters, Eden and Indie Pierce Lamb. He has many brothers-in-law
and sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews, lots of cousins and one aunt and uncle.
He graduated from Box Elder High School, received a Bachelors and a Masters Degree from
Utah State University, a Masters Degree from Chapman College. He also served an LDS
(Mormon) mission.
He married Bonnie Sue Taylor on June 1, 1962. They moved from Utah in 1967 so he could
attend Chapman College and after he’d earned his degree there, they decided to move to Maui
where he taught at Mauna Olu College. He started teaching at Baldwin High School in the
1969-70 school year and retired in June 2000.
He loved teaching American History and he loved his students. He never regretted becoming a
teacher. He devoted much of his time preparing his lessons and spending extra hours helping
his students before and after school, during lunch hour, and on week-ends when the
Advanced Placement students were preparing for their national test for college credit.
He had a good heart; he loved his family and so many others. He touched lives and was loved
in return. He’ll be sorely missed.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00pm on Friday, December 16, 2016 at Maui Memorial Park - Maui View.
What’s your fondest memory of Virgil?
What’s a lesson you learned from Virgil?
Share a story where Virgil's kindness touched your heart.
Describe a day with Virgil you’ll never forget.
How did Virgil make you smile?
