St. George, UT- Colin D Wiest, 32, passed away on October 25, 2014 in St George, UT. He was born on September 16, 1982 in St Louis CO. MO to Walter R Wiest and Phyllis Jean Wiest. When he was two years old, his family moved to Pittsburgh, PA. He was home schooled by his mother. His interests included learning anything about military, weather, astronomy, and geography. He became an expert in all of those subjects. When the family moved to Richmond, VA., he had the opportunity to visit all the historical sites, especially the ones concerning the Civil War and learned everything that he could about the Civil War. The family lived there for two more years and moved to Indiana. He loved deer hunting with his father, bicycling and hiking with his friends and family. After living in Indiana for 4 years the family moved back to Missouri. Colin went on to serve an honorable mission in Portugal. When he had been in the field for 6 months, his mother passed away. He decided to finish his mission. After his mission, he returned to Utah where his family was living at that time. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Parks and Recreation from Utah State University. After graduation, he worked as a Wilderness Counselor for troubled kids. For about seven years he volunteered building houses in Tijuana, MX. One of his favorite's hobbies was to sell corvettes. After he fixed them up, he would sell them for profit. He was preparing to take the GMAT in order to enter the MBA program. He loved anything having to do with the outdoors, he had a golden heart, and he touched too many lives in a positive way. He was the most honest and dependable person that you can ever meet. He will be deeply missed by his family and numerous friends. He was preceded in death by his two grandmothers: Myrlene Wiest and Betty Cowling; his cousin, Nicolas Wiest; his beloved little sister, Anna M Wiest; his beloved mother, Phyllis J Wiest; and uncle, Richard R Wiest. He is survived by his father, Walter R Wiest; step-mom, Laura Wiest; his sisters: Shaina and Katherine Wiest; his two brothers: Manny and Jason Wiest; Grandpa Wiest and Grandpa Cowling; and numerous uncles, aunts, cousins. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 31, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the Winchester Hills LDS 1st Ward Chapel, 5338 North Winchester Hills Drive, St. George, Utah. Visitations will be held Thursday evening, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Metcalf Mortuary, 288 West St. George Blvd. and on Friday, prior to services, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Chapel. Interment will be in Tonaquint Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Metcalf Mortuary, 435-673-4221.
