Karl M Skousen 1915 ~ 2009 Karl M Skousen, 93, passed away peacefully on Oct. 9, 2009, at his daughter’s home in Gilbert, Arizona.Karl was born in Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, on December 23, 1915 to James Niels and Emma Fredrika Mortensen Skousen. He was reared in Chandler, AZ, graduating from Chandler High School in 1933. Karl married Hazel Mecham on September 18, 1934. They had two daughters and one son from their happy marriage. After graduating from Brigham Young University in 1944, Karl accepted a commission as an Ensign in U.S. Navy. Upon his release from the service, he settled his family in Utah County. He spent half his professional life in the automobile business, at one time owning Skousen Buick Company in Spanish Fork, Utah. In 1958, he became an accounting professor at BYU, having practiced as a CPA for several years. He then earned a PhD at Michigan State University and taught on the accounting faculty at BYU for the next 23 years. Many students benefitted from his excellent teaching and personal counseling. Karl was always an active member of the LDS Church, serving in many leadership positions, including as a High Councilor and Bishop. Karl and Hazel also served as full-time missionaries for the LDS Church in the Spain Seville Mission. He is survived by two brothers and three sisters as well as by his three children: Vonda S. Reay, Karyle (Verd) Rogers, and K. Fred (Julie) Skousen and a posterity of over 150 descendants. He was preceded in death by his sweetheart, Hazel. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 at the Suncrest 5th Ward (130 N. 400 W., Orem, Utah). Funeral services were held previously in Arizona. Interment will be at the East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery, Provo. – See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/deseretnews/obituary.aspx?n=karl-skousen&pid=134320967#sthash.XtQrOt4N.dpuf