He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah as an early Christmas gift on December 24, 1944 to William Wallace McClure and Beatrice Adele Nelson.
He attended Olympus High and went on to pursue a degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Utah. During his studies, he briefly served in the Army Reserve to help cover the costs of tuition. During college, Lynn began working at Utah Power and Light with his father and older brother, Bill. He was well respected there and continued working for them until he retired in 2002.
Lynn met the love of his life, Linda Palmer, through a college friend. They attended different schools, but travelled back and forth between Salt Lake and Provo to see each other. After graduation, Linda moved to California to teach elementary school. They quickly discovered how much they loved each other and Linda returned home to marry her sweetheart on May 9, 1969 in the Salt Lake Temple.
Together, Lynn and Linda created a beautiful family of little ladies, who they chose to raise in the Willow Creek area. Michelle, Marnie and Brooke loved to go “looking at houses” and chase firetrucks in their red bug convertible. His family loved travelling together, BYU football and enjoying our treat, Raspberry Delight. Lynn spent many years serving in the LDS church as Cub Master, sharing his love of electricity and teaching young boys how power worked. All the kids in the neighborhood knew about and loved Brother McClure’s “candy rocket”.
One of Lynn’s favorite pastimes was wood working. There was very little he couldn’t build or fix. Near the end of summer every year, Lynn and Linda would start making dozens of handmade wooden ornaments or Christmas decorations to gift to their beloved neighbors. He loved planning a biannual Super Saturday project for his daughters and it’s hard to say whether they treasure the wooden objects or the memories more.
After 34 years of marriage, Linda passed away in 2003. With all of their daughters having married and starting their own families, Lynn chose to occupy his time and his mind serving others. There were a few single women in the ward that he offered help completing their “honey-do lists” in exchange for a home cooked meal. One woman in particular, Terry Hyer, either had a lot of projects or was a really good cook, as they started spending more time together. Their house project dates evolved to romantic dates and they were married June 9, 2005. Terry graciously took on Lynn’s 3 girls and their young families and loved them like her own. Lynn and Terry worked hard combining their 2 families into “the McHy’s”. They spent countless hours geocaching together, attending Hale Theatre and loved spending time with their ever growing family.
Lynn’s passion for woodworking kept on through his older years. After retirement, Lynn began volunteering for Tiny Tim’s Toy Factory making small wooden cars for underprivileged kids. What began as a few hours a month, quickly evolved into a beloved commitment of several days a week at the bandsaw making thousands of cars. He made many friends there, and they all demonstrated the founder’s motto: “If you want to be happy, do something for somebody else.” In the most recent years, Lynn invested in a scroll saw. He spent hours pouring over patterns and even more hours cutting out beautiful, intricate designs. It was not abnormal for a "presentation" of a thoughtful gift that he had created specifically with that person in mind. He spent his last days in his woodshop, his happy place, doing what he loved.
Lynn was preceded in death by his parents, William McClure and Beatrice McClure; siblings, James McClure, Bill McClure and Joan Roxburg, and his wife, Linda McClure. He is survived by his wife, Terry McClure; children, Michelle McClure, Marnie Bussell (Rob), Brooke Vincent (Steve), Matt Hyer (Becca), Molly Bromley (Abel), Chris Hyer (Jill), Katy Frandsen (Keith), Marissa Cannon (Spencer) and Emily Sorenson (Al); 29 grandchildren and 1 great-grandson.
A viewing will be held at the Westland LDS Stake center, located at 7265 S 2700 W in West Jordan on Friday, May 8 from 10:00-10:45 am. A memorial service will follow at 11:00am. Viewing is available one hour prior as well as Thursday evening, May 7 from 6-8pm at the Stake Center. Interment to follow at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, located at 3401 S. Highland Dr. in Millcreek.
