Lance Kent Page

Lance Kent Page
Our beloved Lance Kent Page, 59, of South Jordan, Utah, passed away peacefully on September 24, 2026, at University of Utah Hospital, surrounded by love.

Lance was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on March 21, 1967. He graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in English and went on to spend more than 30 years working in Information Technology for the State of Utah.

But Lance was so much more than his career. He was a deeply intelligent, endlessly curious, and wonderfully complicated man who experienced the world with a rare combination of intellect, creativity, humor, and heart. He had an enormous vocabulary, a sharp mind, and a delightfully dark sense of humor that could catch you completely off guard.

Lance wrote beautiful poetry and loved literature, music, and movies. His creativity showed itself early in life as well. Lance was a gifted artist and, when he was young, could often be found drawing pictures of the cars he loved. He had a particular talent for capturing the shine and gleam of a car on paper, giving his drawings a distinctive realism that his family still remembers.

He had a particular fondness for horror films, which seemed perfectly suited to his dark sense of humor, but he also had a soft spot for the sweetest coming-of-age movies. That unexpected combination was very much Lance—drawn to both the dark and the tender, and always finding something meaningful, funny, or beautiful in the world around him.

Music was another important part of Lance’s life. He loved playing the electric guitar and, when he picked it up, he could really shred. He also loved baseball and shared many happy memories of the game with his dad. With his brothers, Lane and Lyle, Lance found a different kind of adventure on their BMX bikes. He loved his Redline and became quite good at tricks, mastering the quarter pipe when BMX freestyle was still relatively new and even building their own quarter pipe to practice on. Summers were filled with bike rides, swimming at the park, and sneaking across the nearby farm to reach the river, where the brothers would spend their days tubing. Those adventures became part of the story of who Lance was—curious, independent, playful, and always ready to see what he could do next.

He especially cherished his two sons, Chance and Hunter. Lance would often say that all he really wanted in life was to come home and play ball with his boys. It was a simple wish, but it said so much about him and what mattered most. For Lance, happiness was never about having the biggest or grandest things —it was about being home, being with the people he loved, and sharing ordinary moments that became precious memories.

Those who knew Lance will remember his intelligence, his wit, his individuality, and his unmistakable way of seeing the world. He could make you laugh, make you think, and sometimes do both at exactly the same time. Above all, he was deeply loved by his family, and his absence will be felt in countless ways.

Lance was preceded in death by his father, Rulon.

He is survived by his mother, Carol Joyce; his spouse, Kimberly; his sons, Chance Kent (Stephanie) and Hunter John (Kylie); and his siblings, Lane (Leigh), Lyle (Heather), and Lindy Silverstein (Joshua).

Lance leaves behind a family who loved him dearly and a life filled with words, music, laughter, memories, and love. He will be deeply missed and forever remembered.

A celebration of Lance’s life will be held at Jenkins-Soffe Funeral Chapel, 4760 South State Street, Murray, Utah, on October 1, 2026, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.