Al Welch
Al Welch, the son of a military father, grew up living all around the world, learning from people of different countries and cultures. While he has a hard time calling any particular place his childhood home, he has many memories from an extended period of time spent in Las Vegas, NV and he especially loved the time he spent in the Philippines.
Al feels lucky that his wife, Tanya, took a chance on him. He humorously recalls the first time they met. Tanya saw him with another woman and naturally assumed the woman was his girlfriend. Luckily, he still ended up with Tanya’s number, they met up the next day, and the rest is history.
Al and Tanya recently moved to the Tooele Valley in 2021 and they love absolutely everything about it-the country feel, the community, and the view of the outdoors from their home is both amazing and relaxing. They feel that getting out of the hustle and bustle of Salt Lake was one of the best things they every did.
Al and Tanya share 5 daughters and 13 grandchildren, and the whole clan enjoys all things involving the outdoors, from camping to hiking, to fishing and off-roading. More than anything in life, Al loves and cherishes his family, expressing that they have helped him in ways he never could have helped himself.
Next to his family, nothing brings him more happiness than simply enjoying the fresh air, working with his hands, and being in the wild outdoors. His family describes him as both serious and loving, and Al sees himself as someone who doesn’t beat around the bush much – a practical man who sees the importance in allowing others to help themselves.
When Al started experiencing frequent, intense back pain, he went to see a doctor. He now sees that back pain as being the very thing that saved his life. After a series of tests and an eventual colonoscopy, Al was scheduled for emergency surgery just two days later to remove a very large, cancerous mass.
More than anything, cancer has taught Al that life is short and that there is more to life than just working ourselves to death and being too busy to really live life. He finds peace in knowing that he has a family that will be there for him when he needs them most and in the knowledge and expertise of the great doctors who know what steps to take to get things done. He also finds strength in the words of Bob Parsons about living in the present moment: “No matter how difficult your situation is, you can get through it if you don’t look too far into the future, and focus on the present moment. You can get through anything one day at a time.”
Al feels lucky that his wife, Tanya, took a chance on him. He humorously recalls the first time they met. Tanya saw him with another woman and naturally assumed the woman was his girlfriend. Luckily, he still ended up with Tanya’s number, they met up the next day, and the rest is history.
Al and Tanya recently moved to the Tooele Valley in 2021 and they love absolutely everything about it-the country feel, the community, and the view of the outdoors from their home is both amazing and relaxing. They feel that getting out of the hustle and bustle of Salt Lake was one of the best things they every did.
Al and Tanya share 5 daughters and 13 grandchildren, and the whole clan enjoys all things involving the outdoors, from camping to hiking, to fishing and off-roading. More than anything in life, Al loves and cherishes his family, expressing that they have helped him in ways he never could have helped himself.
Next to his family, nothing brings him more happiness than simply enjoying the fresh air, working with his hands, and being in the wild outdoors. His family describes him as both serious and loving, and Al sees himself as someone who doesn’t beat around the bush much – a practical man who sees the importance in allowing others to help themselves.
When Al started experiencing frequent, intense back pain, he went to see a doctor. He now sees that back pain as being the very thing that saved his life. After a series of tests and an eventual colonoscopy, Al was scheduled for emergency surgery just two days later to remove a very large, cancerous mass.
More than anything, cancer has taught Al that life is short and that there is more to life than just working ourselves to death and being too busy to really live life. He finds peace in knowing that he has a family that will be there for him when he needs them most and in the knowledge and expertise of the great doctors who know what steps to take to get things done. He also finds strength in the words of Bob Parsons about living in the present moment: “No matter how difficult your situation is, you can get through it if you don’t look too far into the future, and focus on the present moment. You can get through anything one day at a time.”
