By Blair Roper
I had a lot of interest in learning about Grandpa Ross growing up and asked dad alot of questions about his father. Before Ross was born, we had the opportunity to move to Vernal and learn more about grandpa Ross and some of the things he had done in life. We found that people still had a lot of respect for Grandpa Ross and for Marv Roper in that community which led me to understand the values and principles they held important in their lives, both in the church and in the community. Having received the name that mom and dad had given me Blair Edmund Roper and the strength that it
has given me in my life, I wanted to give my son, a name that he could take and look at the legacy of both his first and middle name and draw from the strength and heritage, Knowing that he would be an individual that would be challenged in life. This would also give our son 2 heros to look up to as he started his life as grandparents are always a step above parents.