John Stanley Welch

Background

Welch, John Stanley was born on August 9, 1920 in Jerome, Idaho, United States. Son of John Shaw and Eulalia (Sorensen) Welch.

Education

Utah State University (Bachelor of Science, 1941, Valedictorian). Harvard Law School (Bachelor of Laws, cum laude, 1948).

Career

Worked at Latham & Watkins. Admitted to the bar, 1949, California. Phi Kappa Phi. President, Western Pension Conference, Los Angeles Chapter, 1966.

Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations.

Chancery Club (President, 1980-1981). Los Angeles County Bar Foundation (President, 1981-1982).

Military: Major, United States. Army, Anti-Aircraft Artillery, 1941-1946.

Achievements

• John Stanley Welch has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Views

If a person is obedient to God’s commandments, studies His word, and has a desire to believe in Christ, faith will grow inside him.

Membership

Director Verdugo Hills Hospital, La Canada, California, since 1978. Major United States Army, 1941-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Foundation (president 1984-1985), Merchants.

& Manufacturers Association (board directors Los Angeles), Chancery Club (president 1981-1982), California Club, Oakmont Country Club, Phi Kappa Phi.

Interests

• Avocations: golf, skiing, running, back packing, gardening.

Connections

Married Unita Woodland, July 18, 1942. Children— Ann, John W., James B., Barbara, Charles M.

Father:

John Shaw Welch

Mother:

Eulalia (Sorensen) Welch

Spouse:

Unita Woodland

child:

Charles M. Welch

child:

John W. Welch

child:

Barbara Welch

child:

James B. Welch

child:

Ann Welch