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The Department of Environmental Quality would like to pay tribute to the following employees who passed away in 2006:
Mary Besst, an administrative secretary for the Division of Environmental Response and Remediation (DERR), died on May 27. She was hired May 6, 2004 after working three months as a temporary employee for the Division of Radiation Control. She later transferred to DERR. Previous to her employment at DEQ, she worked for the Department of Human Services for over 20 years. Friends and colleagues describe her as a loving, kind and dependable person who enjoyed bringing treats for the office. “Mary was such a pleasure to work with because of her positive outlook on life,” said Shane Bekkemellom, administrative secretary for DERR. “This was partly due to the fact that she always had a friendly smile and a piece of candy to send you on your way.”
Jeff Dean, a long-time compliance manager for the Division of Air Quality, died on Sept. 28. He was hired on Dec. 1, 1978 as an environmental scientist, and nine years later promoted as a manager. Rick Sprott, director of Air Quality, said Dean made a significant contribution to the environmental quality of Utah. “He ran a tight shop and made tough decisions every day. When a decision was made, he supported it. Jeff was fair and meticulous in how he and his people went about the compliance work,” Sprott said. “Jeff was an innovator who used Supplemental Environmental Projects that benefited the local community as part of enforcement agreements more extensively than any other air agency in the nation. He was loyal and someone I could count on. He made a difference.”