Utah Westerners

December Announcement for the Utah Westerners

December 8, 2015 at 11:11 am kenttschanz Leave a comment

“Hold to the Ironic Rod”
Robert Kirby

Robert Kirby has been making Salt Lake Tribune readers and others laugh and think for decades. His unique take on life and religion in Utah makes him a local treasure. Only Kirby could transform a uniquely Mormon metaphor like the iron rod into a presentation that makes it easier for everyone to live in our unusual society and culture.
Salt Lake Tribune humor columnist Robert Kirby was raised in a military family that moved to Utah in 1970. Following an LDS mission to South America, Kirby became a police officer.
After eleven years Kirby left law enforcement in 1989 to pursue the idiotic notion of becoming a writer. Robert has written for the Tribune since 1994. His culture column appears every Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday, where it is closely followed by church and world leaders.

He is the author of 10 books, most recently “The Essential Kirby Canon.” The recipient of a number of literary awards, Kirby is most proud of being named grand marshal of the 2010 Green River Melon Days Parade. He is also the historian for the Utah Law Enforcement Memorial, and actively seeks out officers killed in the line of duty who have been forgotten.

Kirby lives in Herriman with one wife, three married daughters, nine grandchildren, and various dogs. There was a cat, but it died.

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