St. George. UT - Bernard Zane "Bud" Kastler was a man whose heart and hands reached out to touch nearly every aspect of life in Utah: from business - where he served nearly 35 years in senior leadership and eventually as President/CEO and Chairman of Questar, Utah's natural gas utility; to politics as a representative in the Utah State Legislature and a member of Presidential Commissions; to civic leadership as Chairman of the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce and President of the Salt Lake Kiwannis; to charity in lead roles such as Chairman of United Way Salt Lake, Chairman of the LDS Hospital Fundraising Campaign," The Utah Shakespearean Festival and The Utah Symphony. A member of several boards of trustees, his most prominent roles included directorships with Albertsons, First Security Bank, Bonneville International, Westminster College and Intermountain Health Care. His business acumen and dedication to community gained such recognitions as Salt Lake City's Giant In Our City, honors from the National Conference of Christians and Jews, the Utah Business Hall of Fame, the University of Utah Distinguished Alumni Award and the Presidential Citation Award from Brigham Young University. A man of great faith, Bud honored service above self, demonstrating again and again, a belief in a greater good and a higher power. During the height of his career he was portrayed as a "renaissance man" whose imprint upon the paths he trod garnered extensive news coverage spanning three decades and revealing a well-rounded "outsider" who became very much of an "insider" within Salt Lake City and the state of Utah that he made his home. Bud was born October 30, 1920, to Bernard Zane and Elsie Grossman Kastler, in Billings Montana. He served his country during World War II in the Pacific Theater. At the war's end, he returned home, later relocating to Utah and graduating Summa Cum Laude from the University Of Utah School Of Law in 1949. He received his Juris Doctorate in 1968 and Honorary Doctorate of Business from Southern Utah University in 1980. He married Donna Irene Endicott in 1948 and they raised two daughters, Lynn Barbara Kastler Smith (deceased 2007) and Kerry Kastler Hepworth. Together, he and Donna enjoyed a 61 year journey through life laced with laughter, tears, travels, friendships, trials and triumphs. Through it all - the common thread of love and fidelity both buoyed and embraced them. Long beyond the close of his life on November 22, 2009, his wife, Donna, his daughter Kerry and son-in-law Wayne, his sister Lorraine Myatt, sister-in-law Fae Reigle, four grandchildren, Chad Smith, Alyssa, Nick and Brittany Phillips, and great grandchildren Dallan, Darian, Riley and Kaison, will carry a piece of his heart - always and forever in their hearts. Bud lived a creed of brotherhood all of his days - a brotherhood not just of words - but also of deeds. He will live on beyond his years through his countless contributions to humankind that remain as lasting legacies to his commitment to the common good. Those he leaves behind wish him fair seas and following winds. May he be always blessed by the warm friendship and caring he so passionately shared along his road less traveled - a road that made all the difference for thosed honored to journey by his side. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions in his memory to The Foundation of Dixie Regional Medical Center, 1380 E Medical Center Drive, St. George, UT, 84790. Funeral services will be held Friday, November 27, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at the Metcalf Mortuary Chapel, 288 W. St. George Blvd., St. George, Utah. Visitation will be held Friday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the chapel, prior to services. Immediately following the funeral, friends are invited for light fare at the home of Buds daughter, Kerry Hepworth in Leeds, Utah from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m. Graveside services will be held Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at the Tonaquint Cemetery, St. George, Utah. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Metcalf Mortuary, (435) 673-4221.