Mr. Ralph Gary Helton

After earning BS, MBA, and JD degrees, Ralph served as a deputy district attorney for Los Angeles County. He joined the private sector as a partner in a large firm in downtown L.A. before starting his own health care law practice in Long Beach. He was later joined by his wife and legal partner Carrie McLain, and together they operated the Helton Law Group, which continues to thrive after his retirement and passing.

Ralph has two older children. Conor is a college student, and his daughter Carrie is the mother of Ralph’s 4 grandchildren. Ralph and Carrie have two young sons Michael and Spencer. Ralph and his two young boys engaged in all kinds of athletics together, including swimming , surfing, skiing, sailing, and playing baseball and golf. They kept him young, and were in large part his inspiration to battle cancer for every precious day of life.

Ralph was very engaging and formed lasting bonds with almost everyone he met. He was also quietly generous with his time and money, whether volunteering as a chaperone or a reader at his boys’ schools, sponsoring their sports teams, or buying food and clothes for the homeless. At his law firm he always took the well being of his employees to heart, and he always insisted on high ethical standards in every facet of his business. In short, he was just a decent guy who loved his wife, his children and grandchildren, his family, his friends, his dogs, good food, good wine, nice cars, and sneaking away in the afternoon for a round of golf.

Ralph is also survived by his mother Iva, brother Turner, sisters Dorothy, Helen, and Beverly, numerous nieces, nephews, in-laws, and of course friends.

Arrangements under the direction of Wasatch Lawn Mortuary, Salt Lake City, UT.