O Thayne Acord
Thayne, the man that saw value & worth in everything!
Thayne was always hard working. When he was a young teen his father died and he started working to help provide for his widowed mother. As a youth he worked many jobs. As he grew into adulthood he stayed busy. He found that being a sheep herder was profitable.
In his early 1920’s he borrowed $5 and headed for Salt Lake City.
It didn’t take Thayne long before he was owned the Golden Goose at 2340 State Street. He always had an eye for investments and expanding and improving a current business.
In 1939, he married the beautiful Lorraine Kimmie. She was lovely, adventurous and hardworking too.
They were always a great team.
Lorraine and Thayne had a wonderful family together
In 1939 at the age of 26 he turned his interest to Granger Utah. He purchased Frank Erath’s Redwood Garden’s café and quickly improved it. He added gas pumps.
Soon he partnered up with a local man Doran Barton to open North Jordan Builders Supply
When Doran Barton passed away in 1956 he changed the name to Granger Builders Supply.
Here are some of the other things Thayne was involved in.
Born in Spring City Utah in 1913
- Married 1939
- Opened his 1st business in his early 20's in Salt Lake
- Owned Redwood Garden’s Café & Service Station
- Expended it to a service station/Café / & office buildings
- Encouraged & Promoted the Redwood Shopping Center on the S/E side of Redwood and 3500 S
- Co-Owned North Jordan Builders Supply
- Owned The Granger Builders Supply
- Chairman of Utah Bank Corporation
- Board member Granite School Education
- Salt Lake County Civics Center Board VP
- Director of Valley West Hospital
- Director of Valley West School for Mentally Retarded
- Board of Granger-Hunter Improvement District
- Director/Chairman of Valley Bank & Trust
- Owner Acord Investment Co.
- Partner Acord-Harris construction Co
- Pres lake Investment Co
- Constructed more than 500 homes
- Board of Directors for Salt Palace
- Director Bicentennial Arts Center
- Member/Pres Granger Lions Club
- Ambassador Club
- Co-Owner of Salt Lake Golden Eagles Hockey Club
- Avid Hunter & Rancher
Our hearts were broken when Thayne and Lorraine were tragically murdered by neighbors. A senseless loss to his wonderful family and the community.
Thayne did the most amazing things in the 40 years he was part of this community. His legacy still lives on.
He is still loved, remembered, appreciated and missed.
