He passed away in his home surrounded by his wife and children after a long battle with cancer. Additionally, Forrest leaves behind five brothers and four sisters. They lived in Mud Lake, Idaho, at the time and he was the fifth of 14 children. Soon after he was born his family moved to a beautiful farm north of Rupert.
Life on the farm was quite the adventure where lots of mischief, hard work, and life lessons were made. That being said, Forrest had a thirst for knowledge and learning and was often used as a resource for information. His daughter, Lynette, says that he was her Google; she would often call to ask him for advice on various things. As he grew older, he attended Minico High School where he ran track until his knee gave out. He also played basketball and softball for his church team, the Rupert 5th Ward, in Rupert.
They dominated those years at softball. He had a wicked fast arm and was known for being able to throw a slugger. He graduated high school in and worked part-time for Rupert Iron Works and some local farmers that summer. But the biggest event that summer and, the event that changed his life forever, was meeting Trudy Ann Arnoldson from Ely, Nev. They quickly fell in love and continued to date while he attended Ricks College; they were married in April of Soon they were blessed with their first child, Jared, in ; Philip followed not far behind in They decided to move to Burley to work at a hospital.
There, Lynette was born , and, not long after, Emily There was much happiness and blessings to be had. Unfortunately though, Heavenly Father decided to call Trudy home to him in after a long-battle with cancer. In , Forrest married Kay Corbridge who had a daughter, Robin. He worked there for a time and soon Kay became pregnant with a baby girl, Brenna, who was born in In the summer of , they moved to Salem, Ore.
Unfortunately, things did not go as planned and Forrest and Kay divorced. Forrest moved back to Burley to continue his work at Medical Lab Services in There, he met Lisa Tomlinson Bell. They fell in love and soon married on February 2, Lisa had two children, Walter 7 years old and Aime 5 years old.
