Rampton stable, son reports

Former Utah Gov. Calvin Rampton has rebounded from a minor stroke suffered Aug. 8, a son said today.

"At first we thought 'this is it,' but he has rebounded," son Tony Rampton said. "He is still very ill, but on a day-to-day basis he seems to be stable."

The 93-year-old former governor was earlier diagnosed with cancer and has been living at CareSource hospice in Holladay for about a month. The most noticeable lingering effect of the stroke is a paralysis on one side of Rampton's face that makes it difficult for him to talk.

"He's a remarkable guy, and he's a caring person and people care about him," Tony Rampton said.

Calvin Rampton, whose health has been declining since his wife, Lucybeth, died in 2004, is Utah's longest-serving governor, having served three full terms beginning in 1964.