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This is Chris Redgrave for Zions Bank, speaking on business.

The apple hasn't fallen far from the tree. And that's exactly why Dan McArthur of McArthur Welding has been serving as the mayor of St. George for the last 20 years. Service to the community is a family value taught to Dan by his well-known and loved father, Eldon McArthur, who founded McArthur Welding.

This is a fifth-generation St. George family that's been in business since 1942, when Eldon McArthur started McArthur Welding. He worked out of his house and did mobile welding, building a great reputation over the years ....

Eldon learned to weld in the shipyards in Seattle and became instrumental in replacing the water line from Pine Valley Water Supply....He did a lot of repair work for people, especially in the early days of St. George, when many Californians came to deer hunt and would end up with broken equipment. They'd bring it to Weldin' Eldon to repair... It wasn't unusual to get cases of oranges from California or Arizona, sent to "the best welder in the St. George...."

In the early 70s, Eldon welcomed his son Dan into the business...Dan had just graduated from BYU and was put in charge of a truck crane service....

Today, McArthur Welding is a partnership between Dan and his brothers, Sam and Joe. They do contract work throughout the West that includes everything from -to four-story office buildings to custom ornamental iron projects. There are 12 employees, and the next generation is already being broken in...

The story really is a simple one — Eldon loved people and loved to teach them .... For the last 10 years of his life, he made bread and invited people over for cinnamon rolls... Whatever bread was left he'd give away, because he loved to help people — and that, right there, is his legacy.... Eldon was the inspiration for Dan to run for mayor of St. George.... He'd always talk about the future, and making things better for everyone....That's what Dan is doing with McArthur Welding and St. George. Eldon passed away a year ago in April 2012....

For Zions Bank, I'm Chris Redgrave, speaking on business.

McArthur Welding 45 N. 900 East St. George, UT 84770 1-435-673-2154 www.mcarthurwelding.com

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