Santa Clara, Utah – Nick Lang joined the Heavenly Choir this week. Nicholas Dee Lang was born June 23, 1950 in St. George, Utah and passed away on July 13, 2026 in St. George, UT. Nick was born to Dee Stevens Lang and Ruth Jones Lang joining his favorite sister, Linda. The young family moved to Provo where Dee completed his education at BYU. A funny memory of that time is of having very cold legs when milk bottles were put between his legs when his dad put the kids in a wagon and got milk at the BYU Dairy.

They lived briefly in both Lund, Nevada, and Richfield, Utah where Nick’s dad taught elementary school. They moved to Las Vegas, Nevada where Dee got a job at the Post Office in North Las Vegas. One of his favorite memories is when the family went to Disneyland the first year it opened in 1955. Dee had placed Linda and Nicky on the wall of the Sleeping Beauty Castle to take their picture with the iconic castle in the background. An employee said, “Get those children off that wall,” but Dee already had the picture.

A brother, Richard, joined the family. When Nick was 7 years old, his mother suffered a brain aneurysm from which she miraculously recovered after multiple brain surgeries and infections. His mom became pregnant and the doctors, horrified at having a post-brain surgery patient expecting, demanded she abort the baby. Ruth refused and viola, Kevin, their miracle baby was born. Their home was full of faith and love. When Nicky was a deacon, Bishop Riddle called him the “biggest little deacon in the ward.” He helped work on the roof of the Walnut & Carey Chapel as that’s how chapels used to be built—by sweat labor.

Nick attended elementary and junior high schools in the Vegas area. This was during the race riots in LA and subsequently, Nick was bussed to a school further away to even out the black/white ratio. Nick worked at jobs during his teen years—serving as a box boy at Safeway’s when he was 15 (no one checked his age), KFC, the Hacienda on the strip—all to earn money for a car—ahhh, his first car, a black ’57 Chevy. He even got to see the Beatles when they came to Vegas. He and his buddies parked in back of the Convention Center and were able to wave to the group when they came out the back door and got in their limousine. The Beatles waved back He was in a children’s singing group when he was ten, played the bass guitar in a band as a teenager (where they frequently played at the LDS dances held in the area on a weekly basis.) His teacher’s quorum went on a float trip down the Snake River, each earning their own money. .

He thrived on early-morning Seminary--he loved being part of the “Seminary bunch” at Rancho High School. He played the trumpet in the marching band. He worked at the school’s bank, thus whetting his appetite for all things financial. His favorite memory as a teenager was when he was part of a 200-voice youth choir who sang in the Tabernacle on Temple Square for the LDS June Conference. This had a huge impact on his life. He graduated from Seminary and Rancho High School in 1968 and went to Ricks College that fall. He received his mission call to Denmark. He made life-long friends on his mission and afterwards, roomed with Randy Olsen at BYU where he majored in accounting.

Randy and his girlfriend, Jerri, lined Nick up with Jerri’s friend, Lois Callister who were both senior nursing students at BYU. While working at a fish and chips place, trying to earn money for Lois’ engagement ring, he slipped on a patch of ice-covered grease, seriously cutting some tendons and blood vessels in his right hand. They were married June 24, 1972 in the Idaho Falls Temple and settled in Provo where Nick continued his studies and Lois worked as an RN at Utah Valley Hospital. Lois prepared their dinner ahead of time and then rode a bicycle to work. Nick then baked the casserole and took it to the hospital in their 1961 Studebaker. Then, he left the car for Lois to drive home and he rode the bicycle.

Their first boy was born in Provo, Steven Dee Lang, in 1973. Nick completed an accounting internship in Las Vegas & returned to finish his studies at BYU just before Randy Jones Lang joined the family in 1974. They moved to Salt Lake City where Nick worked in an accounting firm and actually had “a key to the men’s room” in the Boston Building. He served as Elder’s Quorum president of the Wells Ward in the Granite Stake. He officially graduated from BYU in May of 1975.

Nick moved his family back to Las Vegas in 1976 where Nick worked for a CPA firm, Bullock Enterprises and Tab Construction. Nick was called to be the Elder’s Quorum president, then a seventy and next to the bishopric. Margaret and Nicholas John joined the family in 1978 and 1979, respectively. While happy to be in Las Vegas close to Nick’s parents, they were disappointed to have their home broken into two times.

Looking for Nick’s dream “to live on an acre in St. George, Utah by Christmas, 1981,” the family moved to the Santa Clara Heights in October 1981 where Nick worked for Hafen Buckner Co. Nick actually got his acre when they moved to the “Valley” on Vineyard Drive in Feb. of 1982. A farmer asked Nick what he was raising on that acre and he said, “Children”. He was called to be on the Santa Clara Stake High Council and Catherine was born that same year. He loved volunteering in community affairs. He served on the Washington Co. Fair Board, the Dixie Regional Medical Center’s Board, and the credit union board.

He loved Rotary and met Lee Sheets, Randy Wilkinson, Dick Whitehead, Jim Coleman, the McArthur’s and the Jennings’, and took his turn being the club president. He particularly loved their motto “Service Above Self”, the “Four-Way Test” and their annual humanitarian trips to Guatemala with Dan Strobell, Reed Nobel and Ken Sizemore. Nick resisted Rotary’s acceptance of including women but did become friends with Linda Sappington, the first women brave enough to join.

Nick was active in the Republican Party and did serve as the County Chair at one time. He loved rubbing shoulders with Willie Billings, Jimi Kestin, Bob Bennett, Governor Herbert, Mike Lee, Dean and Larene Cox. Some men did sports and Nick’s hobby was “meetings.”

Ruthanne was born in St. George in 1986 and Lois’ niece, Carolynn Callister came to help with the new baby and proved to be a valuable family member, a second mom to Ruthanne and like a sister to the others.

Nick started his own accounting firm in and enjoyed working with his clients—knowing them personally in a small-town atmosphere. His clients became his close friends, Lee Sheets, Spencer Gunn, Bob Case and Lee Atkin. Brent Snow asked him one year at the end of tax season if he would be interested in teaching an accounting class as an adjunct professor for the summer at Dixie College. Nick discovered he really enjoyed teaching and taught as an adjunct for many years teaching accounting, finances, entrepreneurship, marketing, business and earned his own MBA during this time from Utah State.

Nick was a member of the Color Country Barbershop Chorus and then instrumental in the formation of what became the Southern Utah Heritage Choir. He served as choir president and incorporated the choir. He loved singing with the choir and loved traveling with them to the Czech Republic, Mexico, St. Louis, San Diego, UT & ID LDS Tabernacles, China and Italy where they sang in the Vatican. He also loved being part of the St. George Men’s Chorus” and joined the Sons of the Utah Pioneers.

Nick’s mother had given him the thirst for travel especially if it included historical sites and the family enjoyed their first Church History Sites trip by caravan.

Lee Atkin was one of Nick’s clients who relied on him heavily and Nick managed the Remkin Building for him. After Lee died, Nick continued to manage the building under Lee’s wife, Cleo, and eventually purchased the building from her. Nick sold his accounting practice to Hinton Burdick and told his first joke in 25 years. Working with the IRS will do that to a person! Nick eventually divested himself from the building in 2021.

Nick served in many callings in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including being an early morning Seminary teacher in Vegas and frequently as a Sunday School teacher. His favorite time was when he and Lois taught a marriage class to the then Young Married Branch and their marriage was never better than when they taught the principles of a good marriage. Nick and Lois served an LDS mission in the Nebraska Omaha Mission in 2021 where Jim Ence was the mission president followed by President Tom Bailey. This was a highlight in their lives.

The consistent themes of Nick’s life were service (to his community, his country and his God), music, liberty, travel, and family.

Nick developed Alzheimer’s several years ago and ended up in a memory facility at Legacy Village in St. George where he was called either “Superman” or “Papa” by an incredible staff who became like family. He passed away on July 13, 2026. The family would like to thank Dallas and her incredible staff at Legacy and the caring staff of Dixie Hospice.

Nick was preceded in death by his father and mother, Dee and Ruth Jones Lang. He is survived by his wife, Lois; their six beautiful children: Steve (Stacie Borrowman) of Santa Clara, Randy (Andrea Fife) of Draper, Utah; Margaret (Jason Hess) of West Jordan; Nicholas John (Summer Williams) of Santa Clara, Catherine (Wade Reed) of Kaysville, Utah, and Ruthanne (Austin Ballard) of Herriman, Utah; and 21 drop-dead gorgeous grandchildren and one precious great-granddaughter: Allison (Christian) Gentry, Brooklyn (Colby) Finn, Taylor Hess (Christina and delightful little Willow); Alex Hess (Lauren), Jace Lang (Sarah), Katrina Lang, Whitney Jacobsen (Ethan), Amanda Lang, Aspen Lang, Hailey Hess, Emily Reed, Elizabeth Lang, Jonny Reed (currently serving an LDS Mission in French Polynesia, Preston Lang (currently in the Naval Academy), Preslee Lang, Sarah Reed, AJ Ballard, Matthew Reed, Michael Reed, Paxon Ballard and Sammy Reed. Also surviving are his sister, Linda Lang Beard (Ron) of Diamond Valley, Utah; and brothers: Richard P. Lang (Marianne), Las Vegas, NV and Kevin J Lang (Melanni) of Kanosh, Utah; many amazing nieces and nephews, cousins and friends.

A viewing will be held Friday July 17, 2026 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Metcalf Bonzo Mortuary, 288 West St. George Boulevard, St. George, Utah. A second viewing will be held Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. (yes, you read this correctly) until 9:45 a.m. at the Reisling Chapel with the funeral following at 10:00 a.m. located at 630 Riesling Avenue, Santa Clara, UT, 84765. Burial will be in the Santa Clara City Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, Nick would like you to vote, join Rotary, make a budget, go on a family trip, attend the church of your choice and join your ward or community choir.