Carl William Duckworth (January 25, 1955 – May 1, 2018) was an American politician. A Democrat, he served in the

Utah State House of Representatives The Utah House of Representatives is the lower house of the Utah State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. The House is composed of 75 representatives elected from single member constituent districts. Each district con ...

where he represented the 22nd District in

Magna, Utah Magna ( ) is a metro township in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. The current population of the township stands at 29,251 according to the 2020 census, a 10.4% increase over 26,505 in 2010. History Settlement Settlement of the area began ...

, from 1999 to 2008. He retired after being diagnosed (in late 2007) with

multiple myeloma Multiple myeloma (MM), also known as plasma cell myeloma and simply myeloma, is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell that normally produces antibodies. Often, no symptoms are noticed initially. As it progresses, bone pain, ane ...

, an abnormal blood cell cancer. Duckworth was born in

Salt Lake City Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the capital and most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in Utah. With a population of 200,133 in 2020, th ...

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to its ...

. Duckworth was a

Latter-day Saint Mormons are a religious and cultural group related to Mormonism, the principal branch of the Latter Day Saint movement started by Joseph Smith in upstate New York during the 1820s. After Smith's death in 1844, the movement split into sever ...

. He held a bachelor's degree from

Boise State University Boise State University (BSU) is a public research university in Boise, Idaho. Founded in 1932 by the Episcopal Church, it became an independent junior college in 1934 and has been awarding baccalaureate and master's degrees It became a ...

. He also went to

College of Eastern Utah Utah State University Eastern (USU Eastern) is a public regional college within the Utah State Universitybr>system The USU Eastern campus is located in Price, Utah, United States. Founded as Carbon College in 1937, the college joined the Universi ...

and took electrical apprentice courses at the

Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is a Public college, public community college in Salt Lake County, Utah. It is the state's largest two-year college with the most diverse student body. It serves more than 60,000 students on 10 campuses as wel ...

. Duckworth was a heavy equipment operator. Duckworth died of cancer on May 1, 2018, at the age of 63.Former Democratic state lawmaker Carl Duckworth dies after battle with cancer
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References

External links

Utah House of Representatives: Carl S. Duckworth official UT House profile

Project Vote Smart: Carl Duckworth profile

Follow the Money: Carl Duckworth
1955 births 2018 deaths Politicians from Salt Lake City Deaths from multiple myeloma in the United States Latter Day Saints from Utah Boise State University alumni Salt Lake Community College alumni Utah State University Eastern alumni Democratic Party members of the Utah House of Representatives Deaths from cancer in Utah Deaths from bone cancer in the United States People from Magna, Utah {{Utah-politician-stub