This month we would like to spotlight George and Gail Satteson.  George was born in Milton, Pennsylvania.  Gail was born in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania not far from Milton.  They had a mutual friend who introduced them.  Actually, Gail thought she was going to meet George's older brother, but says she got the better of the two.  George comes from a family of ten children and Gail had three brotheres.

They have been married for 55 years.  They joined the LDS Church in 1972 while in Pennsylvania.  Their two oldest children were baptized with them but the other two were too young.  George worked as an electrician in residential construction.  Construction came to a stand-still in Pennsylvania.  They were advertuous and had talked about moving to Alaska.  Kevin Koyle, the son of Vee and Wilma Koyle from Salem, was serving a mission in Pennsylvania at the time and told them all about Salem.  So in 1976 they moved to Utah, bought property in Salem, and in 1978 they moved into their new home where they live today.

They have three sons and a daughter.  One son lives in Spanish Fork, one in Saratoga Springs, one in West Haven and their daughter lives in Pannsylvania, near where they had lived.  She is a school teacher.  They have six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

After coming to Utah, George was able to get a job at the BYU Bookstore.  He thoroughly enjoyed working there.  Gail worked for Nebo School District as a Teacher's Aid for 18 years.  George was the Animal Control Officer for Salem for two years around 1982.  He has served on the Board of Adjustment and Variance Committee.  He has been involved with scouting, and served as a counselor in the Bishopric and as bishop of the Salem LDS Third Ward.  Gail has served in the Relief Society Presidency, the Primary, and as Sunday School Secretary.  They served an LDS Mission in Nigeria from December 2002 to June 2004.  They taught the people, helped the missionarires with transportation, and helped in training Branch Presidents.

They love doing genealogy.  Gail used to do cross stitch work.  They like to read, go camping, and are baseball fans.  Gail said George is easy to cook for as there isn't a food they don't like.

When asked what they like about Salem their reply was -- they love the people, it is peaceful, they feel secure and safe, they love the pond and their great neighbors, and Salem feels like home.

Thanks George and Gail for your support of Salem.

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