Stories Related to Olene Walker: A Utah Original And Pioneer Is Gone

Olene Walker, Utah’s first and only female governor leaves many namesake legacies — from an institute of politics and public service at Weber State University in her hometown of Ogden to a housing loan fund that has helped build affordable shelter for thousands of low-income people. But when asked in a recent interview at the assisted living center in Holladay where she spent the last months of her life what it was she most wanted to be remembered for, her answer was characteristically simple, h...