From Deseret News archives:
Political and legal figures offer praise
Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. said: "Mary Kaye and I are mourning the loss of President James E. Faust as we cherish the dear relationship we've shared with him and his family."
Huntsman is the grandson of the late Quorum of the Twelve member David B. Haight, who served with President Faust in church leadership for decades.
"I have always had a deep respect for President Faust and his tremendous example of selfless service and caring for his community and the world. He left a legacy of public service and thoughtfulness to which we can all aspire."
"We extend our deepest of sympathies to the family and the community who loved President Faust. May their hearts be lightened by his wonderful life. Our hearts and prayers are with the Faust family."
Attorney Vince Rampton, son of three-time Utah Gov. Cal Rampton, said President Faust was a longtime legal colleague of his father. Rampton said a recent stroke that left his father unable to speak prevented his father from being able to comment on the passing.
"They were friends for a very long time," Vince Rampton said. "My father felt that he was somebody he could talk to."
President Faust was a 1948 graduate of the University of Utah College of Law and went into private practice until his call to be a general authority in 1972. He had served as president of the Utah Bar Association from 1962-63 and was a member of the Utah Legislature on the Democratic ticket from 1949-51. While a legislator, he also served as chairman of the house liquor investigation committee.
He also served as a member of the state's Constitutional Revision Committee and had been an adviser to the American Bar Journal. Former Utah Gov. Scott Matheson appointed him state director for the Friendshipping Force.
In 2003, President Faust became the first recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the J. Reuben Clark Law Society.
Oscar McConkie Jr., a well-known attorney and Democrat, said President Faust had a lifelong interest in politics and government service.
"As a young man he was elected to the Utah House of Representatives as a Democrat," recalls McConkie, whose family were long-time friends with the Fausts.
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