Services will be Saturday for Lafayette businessman Arthur Hartie Spence Jr., who died in a glider crash last week.

Visitation will be held at First Baptist Church in Lafayette, Louisiana, on Friday evening, August 8th, from 6-8PM, and on Saturday, August 9th, from 9-11AM, before the memorial service at 11AM.

According to the Morgan County Fire & EMS in Utah, Spence crashed Aug. 1 on Mahogany Mountain; the cause of the crash is still under investigation. A fire started with the crash but was contained.

Here's his obituary; you can read it at Martin and Castille's website here .

Arthur Hartie Spence, Jr. passed away while gliding through the majestic mountain ranges surrounding Salt Lake City, Utah on August 1, 2025. Born in Shreveport, on April 26, 1965 to Arthur Hartie Spence, Sr. a

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