Trent was five years old when he lost his dad and sister. His family moved to Idaho when he was eight years old, but eventually returned to Brigham City where he graduated from Box Elder High in 1986.

He was a wrestler on Box Elder’s team and wrestled in the Richardson Memorial Tournament, finishing 5th as a junior and 3rd as a senior. Trent also took 5th in the state wrestling tournament his senior year.

He served an LDS mission to Brazil, where he met his future wife, Lorilee Hall of Rexburg Idaho, who was also serving in Brazil. They married in the Idaho Falls Temple in August of 1990. He attended Ricks College, and the University of Utah and went on to earn an MBA from BYU.

Trent currently works as an executive for Christus Healthcare in Tyler, Texas. He and Lorilee have six children: Staci Thompson (Nick), Malissa McKay (Ben), Will (McCall), Katie, Samuel Oscar, and Mary Allison. They raised their children in South Jordan, Utah, and then moved to Texas where their three oldest children have followed. They are the proud grandparents of four Texas granddaughters and are expecting two additional grandchildren this summer.