7: Gary Bikman: A Tribute On His 80th Birthday

Hearing Our Heritage

If you spend five minutes with Gary Bikman, there's a good chance he'll have you laughing. He's a quick-witted eighty-year-old with a fascinating history and an inspirational life. He married his first wife, Suzy, after falling in love at BYU, and together they had nine wonderful children. After tragically losing Suzy to cancer, he remarried his now-wife, Sheila, and inherited four more children. He has spent his life carrying on the business his father started, as well as participating in local politics. He's a devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and he will tell you that his faith in God has carried him throughout his life.