Kevin R. Duncan
| Kevin R. Duncan | |
|---|---|
| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| April 3, 2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Kevin Read Duncan October 6, 1960 West Point, Utah, United States |
| Spouse(s) |
Wendy Wallentine (1982–1984; her death) Nancy Elizabeth Smart (m. 1986) |
| Children | 5 |
Kevin Read Duncan (born October 6, 1960) has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 2010. He is a member of the church's First Quorum of the Seventy.
Duncan was born and raised in West Point, Utah. As a young man, he served as a Mormon missionary in Chile.
After his mission, Duncan married Wendy Wallentine in the Ogden Temple in July 1982. In 1984, she was killed in a car accident on their way to Duncan's grandmother's funeral. Duncan was left with a seven-month-old child; he shortly after enrolled at Brigham Young University (BYU). Duncan received BS and MACC degrees from BYU. He also received a J.D. from BYU's J. Reuben Clark Law School. While at BYU, Duncan met Nancy Elizabeth Smart whom he married in the Salt Lake Temple in 1986. He and Nancy are the parents of four children.
By 1992, Duncan was a principal in the Seattle firm of Duncan, Fritch & Hubbard. He was a member of the bar of the state of Washington.[1] Duncan later founded CaseData Corporation, which specializes in providing litigation discovery forensics.
In the 2000s, Duncan served as president of the church's Chile Santiago North Mission and was also the associate international counsel for the LDS Church in South America.
At the time of his call as a general authority, Duncan was living in Washington, Utah, and serving in the church as an area seventy.
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References
- "Elder Kevin R. Duncan," Liahona, May 2010, p. 140
- Short bio of Duncan from BYU-Idaho
- Business Week article on CaseData mentioning Duncan
- Church News, April 24, 2010, p. 11.