Niels Erik Teague

Niels Erik Teague died in Provo on August 29, 2026. He was 77. Born in Provo on January 17, 1949, with Danish-American roots that shaped the table more than the flag. He learned early that a day is something you finish, not something you wait for. He tracked cars the way some people track weather. A punch-clock key on a ring opened more than doors; it opened trust. Colleagues still mention a punch clock key on a ring. He married Kirsten in 1975. They kept a house that stayed modest when the neighborhood did not. They raised a son and a daughter through public schools and ordinary weather. After Kirsten died in 2019, he kept the routines that still made sense: the walk, the garden, the Sunday call. Neighbors remember coffee offered before questions. He liked early mornings before the heat or the noise. He died in Provo, among streets he never needed to explain. The radio is still tuned to the station that played while work got done.