| Parents of the Year
2006 - Glade and Carol Soelberg of Arizona |
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GLADE AND CAROL SOELBERG
are the
parents of 13 children ranging in age from 37 to 12 years and are
currently the grandparents of 30 grandchildren. Both are very involved
in providing leadership in their church and community. Glade has held
many positions of leadership in their church including being a Bishop
for 5 years (unsalaried) and serving
for two years in mission work to the Spanish speaking in Texas and New
Mexico. He has coached Little League, basketball, and soccer. He has
served as Scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts (3 of his sons are
Eagle Scouts) and has done volunteer
work for a number of organizations. To support his growing family, for
the past 33 years he has built his own home construction business-
"Ray Quality Homes". Carol is
also very active with her church, having served as President of both
the Children's Organization and Women's Organization and other
positions. She also served as a Cub Scout Leader and other roles with
the Boy Scouts. In 2003, she served as Chair of the Defend Marriage
Project and last year she accepted the role of President of the
United Families While
both Glade and Carol have served their church and community in these
and many other ways, their efforts as parents show most clearly
through the incredible accomplishments of their 13 children. Some
examples........ The oldest 9 children have all
earned 4-year bachelor degrees,
with the 4 youngest all on their way to the same goal. All 13
children sing and play the piano
(some play other instruments as well). 3 children have served
full-time 2-year international missions with their church (2 in |
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