Joel Richard Featherstone

1982 ~ 2018

Joel Richard Featherstone passed away October 18, 2018 in Salt lake City, Utah. He was born May 4, 1982 to Richard Featherstone and Emily Anne Carlsruh Featherstone in Sandy, Utah. Joel then went on to marry Jennifer Folkman, on Beaver Mountain March 19, 2006.

Joel lived his life with passion and a huge enthusiasm for anything fun. He had a gentle kindness that included anyone around him. He was generous with his time for family and friends. He was also generous with appreciation if you ever did anything for him. Above all, he loved his kids. He loved the outdoors and had endless enthusiasm for taking his kids and his friends camping, hiking and skiing. He loved to dream and come up with new ideas for fun, including lots of ideas for building a kids' dream compound on his recently purchased property in Nevada.

Joel was a loyal friend and maintained some of those friendships from school to the end of his life. As a family, we are grateful to Sam and Andy to being there for him. The annual two week backpacking trip to the Wind River was a highlight of his life and he loved to share about it with anyone that would listen. Joel was always the first jump into a freezing cold mountain lake.

One of Joel's recent projects was a free form, acoustic jam night at a local club. He had a vision of an updated, rowdier Laurence Welk show. He encouraged hesitant participants and kindly tolerated over eager ones. The jam had the feel of a backyard party and he was alway pushing the musicians to a rowdy finish with the audience singing along. Thursday nights won't be the same in Salt Lake City.

When it came to work, Joel was a visionary, always coming up with new ideas for marketing and paths for his company to take. He loved to contribute value and was constantly working to better himself to take his company to the next level.

Our hearts are broken. He was a tender soul who struggled with depression. His loss reminds us to hold our loved ones close and be more generous and kind with each other. A celebration of Joel's life will be held at the Millicent Chalet, Brighton Resort, Big Cottonwood Canyon Monday, October 22, 2018 at 6 pm.