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Advice from Montanans we lost in 2018: Fly lightly and go make a memory
Remembering those who made a difference, whether they lived 7 months or 105 years
Advice from Montanans we lost in 2018: Fly lightly and go make a memory Remembering those who made a difference, whether they lived 7 months or 105 years Check out this story on greatfallstribune.com: https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2018/12/27/montanans-we-lost-2018-obituaries/2308437002/
A tribute to some of the special people who died in 2018. TRIBUNE GRAPHIC
Gallery: Montanans we lost in 2018
Kalispell Marine Donavon Macura, 20, collapsed on a training run in Okinawa, Japan, where he was stationed. He was a wrestler for Glacier High School and team captain his senior year, always kind and supportive of younger wrestlers. courtesy photo
Born in Yugoslavia, Marie Kovacich, 105, was quarantined for a month in Ellis Island in 1920, came to Lewistown by train and took a wagon to a homestead at Mecaha in the Missouri Breaks. She and her husband ranched, farmed and logged. courtesy photo
The Sun River Valley's Donnie Jacobsen, 78, began her teaching career in Brady and continued for 42 years at Lincoln School in Great Falls. courtesy photo
Jacobsen "kept her students' hearts tucked inside of her own. Room 3 was a safe, inviting place to be for students and faculty alike. It was the hub where everyone wanted to gather," according to her obituary. courtesy photo
A former stenographer for Sen. Mike Mansfield and public health nurse, Dorothy Kinsey, 92, of Hays was a Gros Ventre bilingual and cultural teacher in Harlem and Hays/Lodgepole, working until her eyesight started failing in her 80s. courtesy photo
Bob Petrino was named to the NAIA Hall of Fame for a 28-year coaching career. He died on Thursday at age 81. Tribune File Photo
Bob Petrino Sr., who coached the Carroll College football team for 28 years before stepping down in 1998, died on Thursday, the school announced. He was 81. Tribune File Photo
A longtime member of the Valier Volunteer Fire Department, Douglas Bowman, 66, was a building contractor who restored his town's original jail and turned the historic stone school into a bed and breakfast. He often said, "People are good," and loved meeting travelers from around the world who stayed at the inn. courtesy photo
Malta farmer Earl Wasson, 101, built the first landing strip on Omaha Beach at the beginning of Operation Overlord, Invasion of Normandy with the U.S. Army 877 Arbonne Engineer Aviation Battalion and reached Kitzingen, Germany at the end of World War II. courtesy photo
Malta farmer Earl Wasson lived to 101 years old. courtesy photo
Born with brittle bone disease, Ed Myers III, 56, never let his illness stop him from doing what he loved: studying history, traveling, advocating for those with disabilities, and living independently. The Great Falls native "wanted to live, and live he did." courtesy photo
Father Robert Noonan, 79, who ministered to parishioners in Choteau, Fairfield, Augusta, Seeley Lake, Kalispell and other places in Montana with a passion for life and people. courtesy photo
Her name meant happiness and her middle name was Joy, perfect for a baby whose smile lit up a room. Felicity Skipper, who died in her sleep at 7 months old, was a happy baby who loved being cuddled and whose laugh "would make the sourest of people" smile. courtesy photo
Leslie Oakland and her father, Bob, at City Motors. Oakland, 61, "opened her wings to lightened everyone's day", was a good-humored woman who championed causes with grace, fighting for the rights of battered women, helping those with intellectual disabilities, funding research to cure disease and creating opportunities for students to learn and grow. TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO
City Motor president Leslie Oakland, whose father Bob bought the dealership in 1961. COURTESY PHOTO
The Oakland family, Bailey Thomas, Leslie Oakland, Gladyce Oakland, Bob Oakland, Kris Houtonen, and Cooper Thomas, will be honored with the 'We Stand Tall' award Nov. 7. Courtesy photo
Leslie Oakland, of City Motors, applauds after presenting the keys to a new pickup to Nancy Steffens , who won the truck in the Montana Special Olympics raffle in 2008. Alson applauding are Special Olympians Jared Radeen, Ricky Puzon, Mary Peters and Matt Lyons. Tribune photo
A great admirer of C.M. Russell, Gene Dwyer, 88, renovated the artist's honeymoon cottage in Cascade. courtesy photo
Gene Dwyer stands in the Charlie and Nancy Russell Honeymoon Cottage in Cascade on Monday. Dwyer restored the cottage to its original state and offered tours by reservation. The cabin is now for sale. TRIBUNE PHOTO/RION SANDERS
Gene Dwyer holds up a print of the Charlie Russell watercolor, "Peacful Vally," at his home in Great Falls. TRIBUNE PHOTO/RION SANDERS
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A police officer looks at a cart confiscated from Larry Kiedrowski in 2005. TRIBUNE PHOTO/Rion Sanders
As a spring snow storm blankets Great Falls, Larry Kiedrowski kept out of the weather the best he could under the entry at a grocery store in 2007. Kiedrowski lived on the streets of Great Falls for more than a dozen years. Robin Loznak, Robin Loznak
Working in newspapers took Dick Crockford, 65, to Shelby, Boulder, Anaconda, Hardin and finally Dillon. He made an annual trip to Tijuana to build houses, promoted reading at Head Start and devoted many hours to other local causes. courtesy photo
Traveling nurse Dolores Lehman, 76, of Power competed in ballroom dancing at the national level. courtesy photo
If Conrad furniture salesman Donald Meier, 88, could have had a second career, he would have chosen firefighting. The longtime volunteer fire chief loved the brotherhood and found the work fulfilling. His real gift, though, was in grandparenting. He told his grandchildren, "The best job I ever had was walking you to school." courtesy photo
A Marine veteran who often ended his calls with "Semper Fi," Donald Luwe, 89, was a Cub Scout pack leader, baseball coach and co-founder of the Roadrunners Track Club. courtesy photo
Luwe helped organized the Ice Breaker and other road races. courtesy photo
Conrad's Bill May, 99, was a Ninth Judicial District Court reporter for 35 years, retiring in 1985 with the distinction of having served longer than any elected or appointed official in Pondera, Teton, Glacier and Toole counties. courtesy photo
Brady farmer Chester Heien, 99, flew 56 missions over North Africa, Italy and the Balkans with the Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a mission leader on bombing raids into the Ploiesti oil fields of Romania, oil vital to the Nazi war effort. courtesy photo
Heien earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and five bronze stars. courtesy photo
TV camera operator Chris Casson, 22, will be remembered for his smile and huge heart. His motto was, "It doesn't cost anything to be nice to people." courtesy photo
Known as "Mr. Bobcat," devoted MSU booster Dan Keil, 78, was an innovative farmer who founded Tri-Angle Agricultural Supply, was an early adopter of no-till farming and precision ag using GPS. The Conrad man taught American farming in Japan as a Kellogg Fellow and was a Peace Corps volunteer to Sierra Leone teaching English. One of his greatest passions was to bring water to rural areas, and he testified before Congress on water issues during his 37 years as a director for the National Rural Water Association. courtesy photo
Ted Garnett, 94, spent the Christmas of 1943 preparing for an island-by-island attack on Japanese-held territory. TRIBUNE PHOTO/JULIA MOSS
Ted Garnett shows a photo of himself in his World War II uniform while his son Brian listens to stories of his service. TRIBUNE PHOTO/KRISTEN INBODY
In 2000, Doug Wicks, president of Recreational Trails Inc., observed crews filling in topsoil on Tailrace Island below Black Eagle Dam. The century-old island "will be green for the first time in history," Wicks said. TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO
At a pelican sculpture dedicated to Doug Wicks along River's Edge Trail near the federal courthouse, people left flowers in tribute to Doug Wicks, who died of a suspected heart attack while working on the trail. He spent more than two decades shepherding the trail from idea to beloved piece of Great Falls. Linda Torstveit Bingemann photo
A plaque on a pelican sculpture along the River's Edge Trail reads: "For Doug Wicks. Thanks for the trail." It's surrounded by flowers left in homage to Wicks, who died after more than two decades building the trail. Linda Torstveit Bingemann photo
In 2003, Doug Wicks, president of Recreational Trails Inc., posed on the north trail along the Missouri River. The Great Falls Tribune Copyright 2002;Yes
Doug Wicks, assisted by Ron Siefke, removes railings in 1999 from the old Milwaukee Road bridge for refitting work. TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO
River's Edge Trail director Doug Wicks, left, leads U.S. Sen Conrad Burns through an interpretive display on the Weissman Bridge at a 2003 ceremony thanking Burns for his support of the Montana Conservation Corps, who did a lot of the work on the bridge. TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO
Former Bozeman police chief George Tate, 85, enlisted in the Marine Corps as a senior and returned home four months later after being seriously wounded in a mortar attack in Korea. His family remembered him as kind, gentle, quiet, musical and shy, using humor to disarm people. courtesy photo
A Geraldine icon, funny and kind of heart, Georgianna Johnstone, 65, was a bar owner. courtesy photo
Former Lt. Governor, W. Gordon McOmber, 98, was a farmer, chairman of the committee that build the Fairfield Community Hall, served 11 sessions in the legislature, was director of the Montana Department of Agriculture and chairman of the Montana Reserved Water Rights Compact Commission. courtesy photo
One of Hal Brown's favorite phrases was "Turn the Crank," which meant pick a direction and get there as quick as possible. A "goer and doer," Brown started the Fort Benton Little League in the 1970s, managed the Chouteau County Fair and ran the 4-H livestock auction. He was a leader in Jaycees, Kiwanis, Masons and Shriners. His family established a memorial scholarship in the 75-year-old's honor at MSU "because of Hal's strong belief in the value of education." courtesy photo
Harriet Friesen, 90, volunteered with the Roosevelt County Welfare Office as foster parents for newborns and children waiting to be adopted or returned to their parents. courtesy photo
Harvey McKelvey, 89, spent a year helping develop that Nigeria's telephone network. courtesy photo
All 16-year-old Heavyn TalksAbout of Browning "ever wanted was to be happy and make someone's day." She was an outgoing, joyful person. courtesy photo
A "hell of a hand," Howard Largent, 92, was 17 when he enlisted in the Marine Corps, part of Division 6, the only Marine division ever formed and disbanded overseas. The Sun River Valley veteran survived despite casualties all around him, and witnessed the end of World War II aboard the U.S.S. Missouri. He shoed horses until age 67, repaired well pumps into his 90s, stacked perfect bales of hay, castrated calves at neighborhood brandings and baked a mighty good pie. His four-year-old granddaughter, Briley, sang to him as he took his last breath. courtesy photo
Former Cascade County Attorney J. Fred Bourdeau, 94, prosecuted many of the county's most difficult murder cases, worked to combat drugs and organized crime and was honored at his retirement by the Indian Action Council for his efforts improving communications for Native Americans in the justice system. courtesy photo
Dupuyer rancher Jack Hayne, 97, served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, reaching Australia, New Guinea and Okinawa. Dupuyer Cache Photo
Hayne was passionate about local history, and he organized the Grizzly Day parade into his 90s. While his wife, Harriet, served as a state legislator, he was her chief of staff "giving their constituents two for the price of one." courtesy photo
Arlee beekeeper and artist Janet McGahan, 73, connected with people through art on visits to India, Bolivia, Peru, China, Mexico, Cuba and Haiti. She raised her family of six children on humor, very little money and the occasional ice cream soda. McGahan was "was a great appreciator, which meant she was always rich. She was always excited to do, see or learn something new, which meant she was always young," her family wrote. "She stayed to the end of a party and always left with everyone thinking she loved them most of all." She had "some wonderful furnace inside her generated inexhaustible supplies of love. You only had to see the flash of her smile to know she was crackling with it." courtesy photo
Jean Stengem, 86, was director of volunteers at Columbus Hospital in Great Falls and of the RSVP program in Kalispell. A highlight was meeting the President in the White House Rose Garden when one of her volunteers was honored as volunteer of the year. courtesy photo
Former Choteau Mayor Jack Conatser, 69, received a meritorious service award from the Montana Highway Patrol for personal dedication and concern for human life. He coached Little League for more than 20 years, was an EMT and volunteered with the Lions Club, helping the organization build a new pool. courtesy photo
Born in Fort Belknap to Lakota/Chippewa parents, John Contway, 63, found heartbreaking work as a social worker and therapist tending to traumatized Native children in Montana and Alaska. He suffered a series of strokes that took his singing voice, deformed his hand, destroyed his ability to play guitar and nearly froze his facial features on one side. courtesy photo
Butte icon John D. Lynch, 71, had a gift for settling conflict and at age 22 became the youngest person ever elected to the Legislature out of Silver-Bow County. A teacher, he also served in the legislature for a quarter century. courtesy photo
J.J. Werdal, 21, placed at state wrestling four times, helping Choteau High School bring home a state championship his senior year. His obituary described him as "an unselfish athlete who displayed exemplary sportsmanship, whether winning or losing." Positive and outgoing, he made friends easily and cheered up those who were blue. courtesy photo
MSU professor Lauren McKinsey, 74, was involved with Montana's 1972 Constitutional Convention, and collaborated on the book "We The People Of Montana" and did important work on the US-Canada relationship. At 45, he had a stroke that left him feeling trapped and unable to communicate as he wanted. For 30 years, he struggled but friends remembered him as an inspiration, a good man and a true friend. courtesy photo
Lizzy Mentzer, 17, of Lewistown died in a car wreck in August. A talented artist with strong values and beautiful heart, Lizzy looked forward to going to MSU. courtesy photo
Ruthie Kaufman, 17, died in a car wreck in August. Ruthie loved art, drawing, cooking, animals and her family. courtesy photo
Loretta Lee Pepion, 76, worked at the Museum of the Plains Indian in Browning for 37 years, beginning as clerk-typist and retiring as curator. courtesy photo
Madeline McCracken, 105, was "Grandmother of the Year" in 1985. courtesy photo
A rifle markswoman and co-founder with her husband of their engineering and surveying business, Marjorie Beckman, 92, earned a degree in bacteriology and in Fort Peck she entertained 4-star generals, dignitaries and university paleontologists from around the world. In retirement, she taught microbiology at MSU-Northern She volunteered with the Museum of the Rockies docent program and other service organizations and recently was honored as an "Extraordinary Ordinary Woman of Montana State University." courtesy photo
"Mr. Spice," Mark Southard, 74, owned Alpine Touch for 23 years and moved the spice company from Whitefish to Choteau, where it remains. courtesy photo
Martha "Marky" Jones, 101, was a Cut Bank newspaper columnist and teacher, who loved hearing from former students who said they appreciated her contributions to their education and their character. She lived long enough to have a great-great grandchild. courtesy photo
Through his work as director of the Friendship Center in Helena, in the Montana Department of Justice Office of Consumer Protection and Victim Services and as a national consultant on domestic violence issues, Matthew Dale, 59, saved lives. He traveled to much of the world and read almost all of the "historical point of interest" signs across Montana's highways. courtesy photo
After a hardscrabble upbringing, Mel Mantzey, who died at 90, signed up for the Marine Corps in 1945 and never got over the terror of the night rotations fighting Chinese Communist soldiers at Hsin Ho. An entrepreneur behind many ventures, Mantzey bought the O'Haire Motor Inn in the 1970s with partners, whom he bought out in 1994. Two years later, the mermaids arrived, though he warned Sip 'n Dip manager Sandra Johnson Thares "You will regret this one." courtesy photo
After graduating with the first class to graduate C.M. Russell High School, Mervin Gunderson, 70, served as a crew chief for helicopters during the Korean War. A member of the Montana State University police force, he was a major backer for youth baseball and bowling. courtesy photo
The daughter of Dutton homesteaders, Molly Munro, 91, started college in the 1940s and finished at age 60 with a B.A. in sociology from Carroll College. She held major offices in numerous community organizations and was on the national AARP legislative council. courtesy photo
Patrick Eckman, 69, bought an abandoned church in Basin and turned it into Basin Creek Pottery. He was a volunteer with the fire department and served on the school board. An explorer at heart, he took his family on many road trips to Canada and across the West. He said of his life: "It's been a fascinating trip of exploration and discovery in such a simple way. Working with dirt and rocks. We are clay. We come from the very substance the earth is created from." courtesy photo
Patrick Eckman works on a bowl in his studio in the back of Basin Creek Pottery in Basin. TRIBUNE PHOTO/KRISTEN INBODY
Former state legislator Paul Ringling, 97, grew up on a ranch near White Sulphur Spring. He left the family circus to serve in World War II in North Africa with a signal corps and then in Italy, where he worked as a high speed radio operator in a counter intelligence unit with the Air Corps, detecting codes transmitted by the German Luftwaffe. He didn't see his wife of 65 years for the first three years of their marriage. They later sold their part of the family ranch and moved to Ekalaka. courtesy photo
A generous and well-respected businessman and community leader, Ray Christiaens of Kevin at 55 died in an accident at the family cabin on Echo Lake. He had a gift for helping people believe in themselves and others. courtesy photo
Ruthann Knudson, 76 became interested in Native American history and culture while working as a seasonal ranger in Mesa Verde and Yellowstone national park. She had a fascinating career in anthropology, became superintendent of the Agate Fossil Beds National Monument and in "retirement" was director of the Friends of the Museum of the Plains Indians, taught online courses at Great Falls College MSU, was part of the Upper Missouri River Heritage Area Planning Board and the Great Falls/Cascade County Historic Preservation Commission. courtesy photo
Businessman Bob Rowe, 96, was a Mason, a former Elk of the Year and a charter member of the Optimist Club of Great Falls. In 1977, he was President of the Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce. An active Republican organizer, he was the was the second person to receive the National Pachyderm's highest honor, the Tough Tusk Award courtesy photo
Leo Kennerly III, 56, coached in Browning and Heart Butte, where his Warriors compiled a 26-0 record and the 2000 Class C boys basketball championship. Through the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council, he worked to develop Stampede Park, Glacier Casino and Glacier Family Foods, also serving on the Blackfeet Land Buy-Back Program and chairing the department of Allied Health at Blackfeet Community College. courtesy photo
Heart Butte Warriors, coached by Leo Kennerly, won the State C boys' basketball championship in 2000. Team members included, standing from left, Narsis Reevis, CJ Aimsback, Jess Rutherford, Mike Chavez, Kevin Calfrobe, Wayne Racine and coach Leo Kennerly. Kneeling, from left, are Jess Racine, Allen Running Crane, Aaron Horn, Kothan First Rider, and Gavin Aimsback. Sitting, from left, are Little Plume Murray and Nat Ironheart. The names of the student managers were not available. Photo submitted by Mike Chavez
Leo Kennerly III speaks as a member of the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council in 2000. TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO
Shelby darling Penelope Hintz, 3, "was a sweet, magical child whose special talent was weaving together the hearts and joy of those who knew her." Clever and sassy, she fought hard against her illness. courtesy photo
Sunburst farmer/rancher Robert Tomsheck, 94, served for more than 13 years as a Toole County Commissioner, writing grants to build the Marias Medical Center, Clinic and Care Center, the Toole County Sherriff's Office, and improved many county roads. He represented the Montana Farmer's Union at President Eisenhower's inauguration, served on many community boards and was a first responder. courtesy photo
Ruth Sink, 87, was 8 when her father died, leaving her mother with four young children on the farm. She was no stranger to hard work when she and her husband tried to scrape out a living north of Whitewater from one of the last homesteads in Montana. They eventually sold the land and bought the Park Cafe in Fairfield. She made great quilts, "historic" pies and cinnamon rolls, started water fights, built forts, fixed bikes, sewed school clothes and gave haircuts to half the neighborhood children. courtesy photo
Knudson was a speaker through the Humanities Montana Speakers Bureau and an expert at flint-knapping. courtesy photo
Shelby's Sophia Kubis, 92, was born on a Polish farm and taken to a German work farm during World War II, where she married a captured Polish soldier and had the first three of six children. After liberation, she was able to come to the United States. courtesy photo
Tana Boland, 66, was a "bartender by trade and a photographer by passion." She wrote to her loved ones: "Every time you see a sunrise or sunset, or the flowing reflection of something in the water, that will be my way of saying I'm here and I love you!" courtesy photo
Left a paraplegic after a car wreck when he was a teenager, Thomas "Tomahawk" Bird, 40, whose Blackfeet name was Aaksikaamotaan "Great Escape," decided he would take on the responsibility of living independently, earning the nickname "Super-Quad" for his hard work making the most of his life and capacity. courtesy photo
Lt. Col. (Ret) USAF, Thomas Wilson Sr., 94, of Great Falls was a navigator and bombardier in the nose of a B-17 "flying fortress" on more than 30 bombing runs over Germany. courtesy photo
On the morning of his 21st birthday, Wilson's plane was hit and he parachuted into Hungary, where he became a prisoner of war. Fed just enough to remain alive, Wilson's imprisonment ended with the site of Patton's tanks. The famous general asked him how he was. "Just fine, sir," he replied. courtesy photo
Great Falls trucker Wally Hartman, 80, began many spur of the moment Saturday morning trips with the words: "Get up ¬-- let's go make a memory." courtesy photo
Cancer took Great Falls native and metal fabricator Zane Kirkhuff at age 50. He spent a dozen years traveling the world doing instillations for famous glass artist Dale Chihuly. courtesy photo
Jack Lepley with the River and Plains Society shows an old horseshoe that was found at the fort. TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO
Jack Lepley with the River and Plains Society stands near a foundation where part of the fort of Fort Benton that would be the basis for a rebuilding effort. TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO
As a boy scout 75 years ago, Jack Lepley was a pall bearer for Shep's funeral, which drew a crowd of hundreds in Fort Benton. TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO
A caring Great Falls doctor Elton Adams, 74, died doing what he loved, climbing. During decades of outdoor adventures, he inspired others to camp, climb, hike, ski and explore the state. Courtesy photo
On the Summit of Pollock Mountain in Glacier National Park in 2014, from the left: Brice Addison, Mary Gray, Mark Plante, Elton Adams and Mike Ochs. Adams, who died in a climbing fall Sunday, loved the mountains and sharing the experience of climbing them with his friends. Dexter Hale
Elton Adams climbs Cataract Falls in 2014. Dexter Hale
The son of homesteaders, Earl Bahr of Chinook came into the world the day after Christmas 96 years ago while his dad nervously awaited the midwife's arrival. He lived most of his life on that homestead nurturing a big family but earned a bronze star for heroism and a purple heart as a Marine in the Pacific. courtesy photo
A tribute to some of the special people who died in 2018.
Kristen Inbody, Great Falls Tribune Published 6:50 a.m. MT Dec. 27, 2018 | Updated 11:37 a.m. MT Jan. 2, 2019
Leslie Oakland and her father, Bob, at City Motors. Oakland, 61, "opened her wings to lightened everyone's day", was a good-humored woman who championed causes with grace, fighting for the rights of battered women, helping those with intellectual disabilities, funding research to cure disease and creating opportunities for students to learn and grow.(Photo: TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO)Buy Photo
Angels fly because they "take themselves lightly," Leslie Oakland often said.
This fall, cancer cut Oakland's life short, but what a difference she made in her 61 years.
Oakland, who led City Motor Co., "opened her wings to lighten everyone's day." She was a good-humored woman who championed causes with grace — fighting for the rights of battered women, helping those with intellectual disabilities, funding research to cure disease and creating opportunities for students to learn and grow.
She was, as her obituary said, "there to see the opportunities and be part of the solution," transforming numerous local organizations along the way.
Oakland is among the Montanans, ages 7 months to 105 years, whose lives and legacies we honor today. For many, only after they died did we learn through their obituaries about their adventures, service, love and legacies.
Remembered for overcoming hardship
The daughter of Dutton homesteaders, Molly Munro, 91, started college in the 1940s and finished at age 60 with a B.A. in sociology from Carroll College. She held major offices in numerous community organizations and was on the national AARP legislative council.
MSU professor Lauren McKinsey, 74, was involved with Montana's 1972 Constitutional Convention, and collaborated on the book "We The People Of Montana" and did important work on the US-Canada relationship. At 45, he had a stroke that left him feeling trapped and unable to communicate as he wanted. For 30 years, he struggled but friends remembered him as an inspiration, a good man and a true friend.
MSU professor Lauren McKinsey, 74 (Photo: courtesy photo)
Left a paraplegic after a car wreck when he was a teenager, Thomas "Tomahawk" Bird, 40, whose Blackfeet name was Aaksikaamotaan "Great Escape," decided he would take on the responsibility of living independently, earning the nickname "Super-Quad" for his hard work making the most of his life and capacity.
Ruth Sink, 87, was 8 when her father died, leaving her mother with four young children on the farm. She was no stranger to hard work when she and her husband tried to scrape out a living north of Whitewater from one of the last homesteads in Montana. They eventually sold the land and bought the Park Cafe in Fairfield. She made great quilts, "historic" pies and cinnamon rolls, started water fights, built forts, fixed bikes, sewed school clothes and gave haircuts to half the neighborhood children.
Born in Fort Belknap to Lakota/Chippewa parents, John Contway, 63, had a heartbreaking career as a social worker and therapist tending to traumatized Native children in Montana and Alaska. He suffered a series of strokes that took his singing voice, deformed his hand, destroyed his ability to play guitar and nearly froze his facial features on one side.
Born with brittle bone disease, Ed Myers III, 56, never let his illness stop him from doing what he loved: studying history, traveling, advocating for those with disabilities and living independently. The Great Falls native "wanted to live, and live he did."
Remembering those who served their country
The son of homesteaders, Earl Bahr of Chinook came into the world the day after Christmas 96 years ago while his dad nervously awaited the midwife's arrival. He lived most of his life on that homestead nurturing a big family but earned a bronze star for heroism and a purple heart as a Marine in the Pacific.
The son of homesteaders, Earl Bahr of Chinook came into the world the day after Christmas 96 years ago while his dad nervously awaited the midwife's arrival. He lived most of his life on that homestead nurturing a big family but earned a bronze star for heroism and a purple heart as a Marine in the Pacific. (Photo: courtesy photo)
Former beer distributor, Conrad city councilman, Lion, Legionnaire, air ambulance partner and Jaycee Boss of the Year 1978, George Ellingson, who died at 92, was two weeks into his senior year of high school in Brady when he was drafted into the Army, where he served in Europe with the 59th Armored Infantry "Black Cats," part of General Patton's 13th Armored Division in World War II and earned the sharpshooter badge and the bronze star. He was preparing to be deployed to the Pacific when the war ended.
"He was one of the best from the Greatest Generation," his obituary read. "He showed all of his family how to enjoy every minute of life, how to love and be loved, and make friends and treat them like family."
Farmer/rancher Ted Garnett, 97, joined the guard for a little extra money, not realizing soon war would take him and Montana's 163rd Infantry Regiment all the way to Papua New Guinea, where he got typhus, malaria and shrapnel from an errant blast that injured him so badly he was medically discharged – and feeling lucky to be alive.
MORE: Conrad neighbors Ted & Jim recall Christmas at war
Chester Heien earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and five bronze stars. (Photo: courtesy photo)
Brady farmer Chester Heien, 99, flew 56 missions over North Africa, Italy and the Balkans with the Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a mission leader on bombing raids into the Ploiesti oil fields of Romania, oil vital to the Nazi war effort, and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and five bronze stars.
After a hardscrabble upbringing, Mel Mantzey, who died at 90, signed up for the Marine Corps in 1945 and never got over the terror of the night rotations fighting Chinese Communist soldiers at Hsin Ho. An entrepreneur behind many ventures, Mantzey bought the O'Haire Motor Inn in the 1970s with partners, whom he bought out in 1994. Two years later, the mermaids arrived, though he warned Sip 'n Dip manager Sandra Johnson Thares "You will regret this one."
After graduating with the first class to graduate C.M. Russell High School, Mervin Gunderson, 70, served as a crew chief for helicopters during the Korean War. A member of the Montana State University police force, he was a major backer for youth baseball and bowling.
Lt. Col. (Ret) USAF, Thomas Wilson Sr., 94, of Great Falls was a navigator and bombardier in the nose of a B-17 "flying fortress" on more than 30 bombing runs over Germany. On the morning of his 21st birthday, his plane was hit and he parachuted into Hungary, where he became a prisoner of war. Fed just enough to remain alive, Wilson's imprisonment ended with the site of Patton's tanks. The famous general asked him how he was. "Just fine, sir," he replied.
Malta farmer Earl Wasson, 101, built the first landing strip on Omaha Beach at the beginning of Operation Overlord, Invasion of Normandy with the U.S. Army 877 Arbonne Engineer Aviation Battalion and reached Kitzingen, Germany at the end of World War II.
My Grandpa Earl handed his pistol down to my dad. This is the pistol he landed on Normandy Beach with. On the one side of the grip is picture of grandma. Pretty cool piece of history. pic.twitter.com/bBXBi5UIwT
— Kyle Wasson (@kyle2lazyK) December 22, 2018
Air Force veteran and gifted mechanic Larry Kiedrowski, 71, built elaborate carts during the years he lived on the streets of Great Falls. A farm boy from Hogeland and the firstborn of seven, he excelled, a straight-A student, who continued on to Northern Montana College and then went into the U.S. Air Force. He married and had children before developing schizophrenia.
More: Larry Kiedrowski, who preferred living on Great Falls' streets, dies
Dupuyer rancher Jack Hayne, 97, served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, reaching Australia, New Guinea and Okinawa. He was passionate about local history, and he organized the Grizzly Day parade into his 90s. While his wife, Harriet, served as a state legislator, he was her chief of staff "giving their constituents two for the price of one."
Dupuyer rancher Jack Hayne, 97, served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, reaching Australia, New Guinea and Okinawa. (Photo: Dupuyer Cache Photo)
A "hell of a hand," Howard Largent, 92, was 17 when he enlisted in the Marine Corps, part of Division 6, the only Marine division ever formed and disbanded overseas. The Sun River Valley veteran survived despite casualties all around him, and witnessed the end of World War II aboard the U.S.S. Missouri. He shoed horses until age 67, repaired well pumps into his 90s, stacked perfect bales of hay, castrated calves at neighborhood brandings and baked a mighty good pie. His 4-year-old granddaughter, Briley, sang to him as he took his last breath.
A Marine veteran who often ended his calls with "Semper Fi," Donald Luwe, 89, was a Cub Scout pack leader, baseball coach and co-founder of the Roadrunners Track Club. He helped organized the Ice Breaker and other road races.
The first Air Force assignment Lee Mongeon, 88, had took him to England. His 26-year-career took him to Australia, Christmas Island, Alaska and 135 combat recon missions in Vietnam. After retirement, he and his wife bought Holter Lake Lodge, providing recreational opportunities to anglers.
Former state legislator Paul Ringling, 97 (Photo: courtesy photo)
Former Bozeman police chief George Tate, 85, enlisted in the Marine Corps as a senior and returned home four months later after being seriously wounded in a mortar attack in Korea. His family remembered him as kind, gentle, quiet, musical and shy, using humor to disarm people.
Former state legislator Paul Ringling, 97, grew up on a ranch near White Sulphur Springs. He left the family circus to serve in World War II in North Africa with a signal corps and then in Italy, where he worked as a high-speed radio operator in a counterintelligence unit with the Air Corps, detecting codes transmitted by the German Luftwaffe. He didn't see his wife of 65 years for the first three years of their marriage. They later sold their part of the family ranch and moved to Ekalaka.
Remembered for worthwhile work
Dr. Richard Buker Jr., 93, decided to practice medicine in a town that really needed a doctor. That brought him to Chester, where he worked for nearly 50 years. He delivered as many as 100 babies a year, and seldom had a full night's sleep, also mentoring young doctors in country medicine.
A longtime member of the Valier Volunteer Fire Department, Douglas Bowman, 66, was a building contractor who restored his town's original jail and turned the historic stone school into a bed and breakfast. He often said, "People are good," and loved meeting travelers from around the world who stayed at the inn.
A former stenographer for Sen. Mike Mansfield and public health nurse, Dorothy Kinsey, 92, of Hays was a Gros Ventre bilingual and cultural teacher in Harlem and Hays/Lodgepole, working until her eyesight started failing in her 80s. (Photo: courtesy photo)
A former stenographer for Sen. Mike Mansfield and public health nurse, Dorothy Kinsey, 92, of Hays was a Gros Ventre bilingual and cultural teacher in Harlem and Hays/Lodgepole, working until her eyesight started failing in her 80s.
Martha "Marky" Jones, 101, was a Cut Bank newspaper columnist and teacher, who loved hearing from former students who said they appreciated her contributions to their education and their character. She lived long enough to have a great-great-grandchild.
Former Cascade County Attorney J. Fred Bourdeau, 94, prosecuted many of the county's most difficult murder cases, worked to combat drugs and organized crime and was honored at his retirement by the Indian Action Council for his efforts improving communications for Native Americans in the justice system.
Ruthann Knudson, 76, became interested in Native American history and culture while working as a seasonal ranger in Mesa Verde and Yellowstone national parks. She had a fascinating career in anthropology, became superintendent of the Agate Fossil Beds National Monument and in "retirement" was director of the Friends of the Museum of the Plains Indians, taught online courses at Great Falls College MSU, was part of the Upper Missouri River Heritage Area Planning Board and the Great Falls/Cascade County Historic Preservation Commission. She was a speaker through the Humanities Montana Speakers Bureau and an expert at flint-knapping.
Ruthann Knudson, 76 (Photo: courtesy photo)
Harvey McKelvey, 89, spent a year helping develop Nigeria's telephone network.
"Mr. Spice," Mark Southard, 74, owned Alpine Touch for 23 years and moved the spice company from Whitefish to Choteau, where it remains.
Working in newspapers took Dick Crockford, 65, to Shelby, Boulder, Anaconda, Hardin and finally Dillon. He made an annual trip to Tijuana to build houses, promoted reading at Head Start and devoted many hours to other local causes.
The Sun River Valley's Donnie Jacobsen, 78, began her teaching career in Brady and continued for 42 years at Lincoln School in Great Falls. She "kept her students' hearts tucked inside of her own. Room 3 was a safe, inviting place to be for students and faculty alike. It was the hub where everyone wanted to gather," according to her obituary.
Big Sandy farmer Leo Bitz, 84, ran a caterpillar for the first time at age 8 and a combine for the last time just last year. The boys he coached in Little League called him "Yogi," and he helped found a junior high football program.
Twenty-eight-year Carroll College head football coach and Hall of Famer, Bob Petrino Sr., 81, was Frontier Coach of the Year 13 times.
A Geraldine icon, funny and kind of heart, Georgianna Johnstone, 65, was a bar owner.
Jean Stengem, 86, was director of volunteers at Columbus Hospital in Great Falls and of the RSVP program in Kalispell. A highlight was meeting the President in the White House Rose Garden when one of her volunteers was honored as volunteer of the year.
Conrad's Bill May, 99, was a Ninth Judicial District Court reporter for 35 years, retiring in 1985 with the distinction of having served longer than any elected or appointed official in Pondera, Teton, Glacier and Toole counties.
Marie Kovacich, 105 (Photo: courtesy photo)
Born in Yugoslavia, Marie Kovacich, 105, was quarantined for a month in Ellis Island in 1920, came to Lewistown by train and took a wagon to a homestead at Mecaha in the Missouri Breaks. She and her husband ranched, farmed and logged.
Father Robert Noonan, 79, who ministered to parishioners in Choteau, Fairfield, Augusta, Seeley Lake, Kalispell and other places in Montana with a passion for life and people.
Leo Kennerly III, 56, coached in Browning and Heart Butte, where his Warriors compiled a 26-0 record and the 2000 Class C boys basketball championship. Through the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council, he worked to develop Stampede Park, Glacier Casino and Glacier Family Foods, also serving on the Blackfeet Land Buy-Back Program and chairing the Department of Allied Health at Blackfeet Community College.
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Former Choteau Mayor Jack Conatser, 69, received a meritorious service award from the Montana Highway Patrol for personal dedication and concern for human life. He coached Little League for more than 20 years, was an EMT and volunteered with the Lions Club, helping the organization build a new pool.
Former Choteau Mayor Jack Conatser, 69 (Photo: courtesy photo)
Harriet Friesen, 90, volunteered with the Roosevelt County Welfare Office as foster parents for newborns and children waiting to be adopted or returned to their parents.
"Mr. Rivers Edge Trail," Doug Wicks, 74, died cutting branches along the trail, a project he helped turn from an idea to the nearly 60-mile pathway it is today.
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Former Lt. Governor, W. Gordon McOmber, 98, was a farmer, chairman of the committee that built the Fairfield Community Hall, served 11 sessions in the legislature, was director of the Montana Department of Agriculture and chairman of the Montana Reserved Water Rights Compact Commission.
Butte icon John D. Lynch, 71, had a gift for settling conflict and at age 22 became the youngest person ever elected to the Legislature out of Silver-Bow County. A teacher, he also served in the legislature for a quarter century.
Businessman Bob Rowe, 96, was a Mason, a former Elk of the Year and a charter member of the Optimist Club of Great Falls. In 1977, he was president of the Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce. An active Republican organizer, he was the second person to receive the National Pachyderm's highest honor, the Tough Tusk Award
Jack Lepley, 89, was a Fort Benton teacher who could count among his contributions to Fort Benton: helping form the Montana Agricultural Center, erecting the Lewis and Clark Statue during the nation's bicentennial, creating the Shep Memorial and the levee trail.
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A great admirer of C.M. Russell, Gene Dwyer, 88, renovated the artist's honeymoon cottage in Cascade.
Gene Dwyer stands in the Charlie and Nancy Russell Honeymoon Cottage in Cascade on Monday. Dwyer restored the cottage to its original state and offered tours by reservation. (Photo: TRIBUNE PHOTO/RION SANDERS)
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Bill McClaren, the last living founder of Flathead Valley Community College, died at age 89.
If Conrad furniture salesman Donald Meier, 88, could have had a second career, he would have chosen firefighting. The longtime volunteer fire chief loved the brotherhood and found the work fulfilling. His real gift, though, was in grandparenting. He told his grandchildren, "The best job I ever had was walking you to school."
A generous and well-respected businessman and community leader, Ray Christiaens of Kevin at 55 died in an accident at the family cabin on Echo Lake. He had a gift for helping people believe in themselves and others.
Loretta Lee Pepion, 76, worked at the Museum of the Plains Indian in Browning for 37 years, beginning as clerk-typist and retiring as curator.
One of Hal Brown's favorite phrases was "Turn the Crank," which meant pick a direction and get there as quick as possible. A "goer and doer," Brown started the Fort Benton Little League in the 1970s, managed the Chouteau County Fair and ran the 4-H livestock auction. He was a leader in Jaycees, Kiwanis, Masons and Shriners. His family established a memorial scholarship in the 75-year-old's honor at MSU "because of Hal's strong belief in the value of education."
Sunburst farmer/rancher Robert Tomsheck, 94 (Photo: courtesy photo)
Sunburst farmer/rancher Robert Tomsheck, 94, served for more than 13 years as a Toole County Commissioner, writing grants to build the Marias Medical Center, Clinic and Care Center, the Toole County Sherriff's Office, and improved many county roads. He represented the Montana Farmer's Union at President Eisenhower's inauguration, served on many community boards and was a first responder.
Former Toole County sanitarian Karen Salo, 66, had a deep love for animals, taking in strays and rescuing baby birds fallen from their nests during storms. She founded the Prairie Oasis animal shelter in Shelby.
World War II opened opportunities for women to join the workforce and gave Clary Cory her break in the Great Falls news business. The 96-year-old former columnist and "Dusty's Sprinkler Lady" on TV served on local boards and in organizations, particularly the Great Falls Advertising Club, where she was a member for 50 years.
Remembered for adventures
Great Falls trucker Wally Hartman, 80, began many spur-of-the-moment Saturday morning trips with the words: "Get up -- let's go make a memory."
Known as "Mr. Bobcat," devoted MSU booster Dan Keil, 78, was an innovative farmer who founded Tri-Angle Agricultural Supply, was an early adopter of no-till farming and precision ag using GPS. The Conrad man taught American farming in Japan as a Kellogg Fellow and was a Peace Corps volunteer to Sierra Leone teaching English. One of his greatest passions was to bring water to rural areas, and he testified before Congress on water issues during his 37 years as a director for the National Rural Water Association.
Elton Adams climbs Cataract Falls in 2014. (Photo: Dexter Hale)
A caring Great Falls doctor Elton Adams, 74, died doing what he loved, climbing. During decades of outdoor adventures, he inspired others to camp, climb, hike, ski and explore the state.
Cancer took Great Falls native and metal fabricator Zane Kirkhuff at age 50. He spent a dozen years traveling the world doing installations for famous glass artist Dale Chihuly.
Traveling nurse Dolores Lehman, 76, of Power competed in ballroom dancing at the national level.
Former Cut Bank gas station owner Kenny "Pistol" Fetters, 87, started working at age 12 for Tubb's Garage and Oil in Harlem. He showed his zest for life with his willingness to be a part of any adventure (he was usually the instigator).
Traveling nurse Dolores Lehman, 76, of Power competed in ballroom dancing at the national level. (Photo: courtesy photo)
A former Billings farm boy, Joe "Popeye" Mitchell, 95, drove John Wayne, the king and queen of Nepal, first lady Lady Bird Johnson and many other Yellowstone visitors during his 35 years behind the wheel of an iconic yellow tour bus.
Tana Boland, 66, was a "bartender by trade and a photographer by passion." She wrote to her loved ones: "Every time you see a sunrise or sunset, or the flowing reflection of something in the water, that will be my way of saying I'm here and I love you!"
Madeline McCracken, 105, was "Grandmother of the Year" in 1985.
Englishwoman Doreen Richard, 92, entertained the troops with Carmen Miranda impressions during World War II. She married a G.I. and moved to a Loma homestead, teaching herself to cook and thrive on the prairie.
Shelby's Sophia Kubis, 92, was born on a Polish farm and taken to a German work farm during World War II, where she married a captured Polish soldier and had the first three of six children. After liberation, she was able to come to the United States.
Patrick Eckman works on a bowl in his studio in the back of Basin Creek Pottery in Basin. (Photo: TRIBUNE PHOTO/KRISTEN INBODY)
Patrick Eckman, 69, bought an abandoned church in Basin and turned it into Basin Creek Pottery. He was a volunteer with the fire department and served on the school board. An explorer at heart, he took his family on many road trips to Canada and across the West.
He said of his life: "It's been a fascinating trip of exploration and discovery in such a simple way. Working with dirt and rocks. We are clay. We come from the very substance the earth is created from."
Through his work as director of the Friendship Center in Helena, in the Montana Department of Justice Office of Consumer Protection and Victim Services and as a national consultant on domestic violence issues, Matthew Dale, 59, saved lives. He traveled to much of the world and read almost all of the "historical point of interest" signs across Montana's highways.
Arlee beekeeper and artist Janet McGahan, 73 (Photo: courtesy photo)
Arlee beekeeper and artist Janet McGahan, 73, connected with people through art on visits to India, Bolivia, Peru, China, Mexico, Cuba and Haiti. She raised her family of six children on humor, very little money and the occasional ice cream soda.
McGahan was "was a great appreciator, which meant she was always rich. She was always excited to do, see or learn something new, which meant she was always young," her family wrote. "She stayed to the end of a party and always left with everyone thinking she loved them most of all." She had "some wonderful furnace inside her generated inexhaustible supplies of love. You only had to see the flash of her smile to know she was crackling with it."
Remembering those gone too soon
Her name meant happiness and her middle name was Joy, perfect for a baby whose smile lit up a room. Felicity Skipper of Great Falls, who died in her sleep at 7 months old, was a happy baby who loved being cuddled and whose laugh "would make the sourest of people" smile.
Penelope Hintz, 3 (Photo: courtesy photo)
Shelby darling Penelope Hintz, 3, "was a sweet, magical child whose special talent was weaving together the hearts and joy of those who knew her." Clever and sassy, she fought hard against her illness.
All 16-year-old Heavyn TalksAbout of Browning "ever wanted was to be happy and make someone's day." She was an outgoing, joyful person.
Kalispell Marine Donavon Macura, 20, collapsed on a training run in Okinawa, Japan, where he was stationed. He was a standout wrestler for Glacier High School and team captain his senior year, always kind and supportive of younger wrestlers.
Another wrestler, J.J. Werdal, 21, placed at state four times, helping Choteau High School bring home a state championship his senior year. His obituary described him as "an unselfish athlete who displayed exemplary sportsmanship, whether winning or losing." Positive and outgoing, he made friends easily and cheered up those who were blue.
Chris Casson, 22 (Photo: courtesy photo)
TV camera operator Chris Casson, 22, will be remembered for his smile and huge heart. His motto was, "It doesn't cost anything to be nice to people."
Seventeen-year-olds Ruthie Kaufman and Lizzy Mentzer of Lewistown died in a car wreck in August. Ruthie loved art, drawing, cooking, animals and her family. A talented artist with strong values and beautiful heart, Lizzy looked forward to going to MSU.
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The 16th edition of the 24 Hours of Barcelona Automobile – Trophy Fermí Velez has been marked by adverse weather. During the first hours, the heavy rain has made the tires out of water and has become a rival to beat. By contrast, the second half of the race was raced on dry and although the team Repsol Monlau Technical School has had to deal with various contingencies, has finally seen waving the checkered flag at 12 noon.
The Seat Leon with dorsal 40, piloted by J. Font, A. Carbonell, J. Smet and J. M. Aicart Perez has demonstrated its potential stopping the clock at 2:00.304 and achieving the best A3T time between vehicles in addition to an excellent fifteenth place overall. The cord 41, with J. M. Alonso, J. Hernandez, J. Hernandez and J. Zapata also achieved an excellent fifth place with 2:04.170.
Despite the early rain, the best moments for tourism number 40 have been in the early hours. After placed in third place in its class after the first sixty minutes of competition, Font-Carbonell-Smet-Aicart leaders have been shortly after the third hour. With an impressive pace on the track at the Circuit de Catalunya Barcelona have not only maintained the first place among the A3T but have also filmed for several hours as fifth ranked overall. Sadly, after almost 10 hours of racing, an impact on the front made them visit the box and while Repsol Monlau Technical School team has solved the flaws in the shortest possible time, this fact has sunk in the standings. Even so, the team has not given up and has been redone, crossing the line at noon in an excellent sixth place A3T.
41 dorsal tourism has not had the luck on your side in this issue. In the early stages of the race, an element has entered the inlet and a butterfly broken engine for mechanics inaccessible. This accident, like his teammates, has made them fall in the standings but the momentum and sympathy that always exudes the formation Alonso-Hernandez-Hernandez-Zapata has helped them stay focused on their goal and ended finally in seventh place in its category.


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Los Angeles to settle officers' lawsuits for $6M
An unidentified LAPD officer is filmed while writing a ticket on the Venice Boardwalk. The image is taken from a video of the incident published on the Internet that has gotten more than 300,000 views.
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AP | December 10, 2013
The City Council agreed to pay $5.9 million to settle lawsuits by 11 police officers that claimed they were punished for failing to meet or objecting to traffic ticket quotas, the police chief said Tuesday.
The Los Angeles council approved settlements of two suits brought by current and former officers.
"I'm pleased, and I'm sure the officers are pleased. They can put this matter to rest," Gregory Smith, an attorney for the officers, told City News Service.
Police Chief Charlie Beck denied that the Los Angeles Police Department had traffic ticket quotas — which are illegal under state law — but said traffic officers did have productivity goals.
"It is unfortunate that this case cost the city hard-earned taxpayers money," Beck said in a statement. "The goal has always been to improve the productivity and accountability of our officers in order to reduce serious and fatal traffic collisions."
The lawsuits contended that motorcycle officers in the West Traffic Division were required to write at least 18 traffic tickets each shift and that 80 percent of the citations had to be for major violations. The officers claimed they were reprimanded, denied overtime, given bad schedules or otherwise harassed if they failed to meet those figures or raised concerns about the alleged quotas.
The settlement decision follows a 2011 jury award of $2 million to two motorcycle officers in a similar case.
That award "made settling this case the most prudent business decision," Beck said.
Beck said that the West Traffic Division gave officers the goal of spending 80 percent of their time on traffic code violations that could lead to serious injuries or deaths but that "this was not a quota system under the law."
However, Beck said the jury that awarded $2 million in the first lawsuit "interpreted" the goal as an unlawful quota.
The LAPD "has taken steps to ensure that all divisions are using appropriate measures to evaluate officers' productivity" and is committed to a workplace free of retaliation and discrimination, Beck said.
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Q: If a Delphi library uses Random, should it avoid to call Randomize itself? From the documentation:

Do not combine the call to Randomize in a loop with calls to the
  Random function. Typically, Randomize is called only once, before all
  calls to Random.

(Highlighting of 'only once' by me)
Best practices question:
if a Delphi library uses Random, should it only document the requirement of the initializing call of Randomize, and leave the call of Randomize to the user of the library?
Or should the library take care of the initialization, like
if System.RandSeed = 0 then Randomize;

A: In my humble opinion it totally depends on the structure and purpose of your library.
If the user will never see the Random calls, then I would suggest to make the library initialize it always. Putting it in the docs would not be necessary.
On the other hand, if the user actually directly calls Random or some wrapper of it by using your library (which I guess is how your library works), then the user will (should) be aware that he is using some sort of random-generating function that will require an initialization, since the Random sequences in most languages are really pseudo-random sequences based on a seed.
It might be that the user requires the random sequence to be initialized several times, or maybe he/she will be happy with initializing it just once. It totally depends on the user needs.
I would not force it but rather make the Randomize call available to the user, and maybe give the user the possibility of telling the library to either take care of the initialization or leave it to him/her. And in this case all should be documented.
HTH

A: If you're not sure, just always call randomize().
It's better to have code rely on the fact that it's called than on the fact that it's not called.
That's because random and randomize are global to your application, and you can't know for sure if some other unit or piece of code calls randomize() at some point.
It's convenient to have these global functions, but it's not really a clean design. A TRandomizer class is probably better, where you can set the seed for a certain scope, without affecting the rest of the application.
I guess that this is some leftover from the DOS days.

A: You can always provide library initialization routine with boolean parameter that will let the user choose to call or not to call Randomize() in your library. It is also worth to notice that Randomize() is called multiple times since Delphi XE(?) RTL sources.
You can use custom RNG - for example you can Pimp your random numbers with XorShift. Even simple XorShift seems to be better than Delphi internal pseudo RNG :|

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Конобеевский район — административно-территориальная единица в составе Рязанской области РСФСР, существовавшая в 1944—1956 годах. Административный центр — село Лесное Конобеево.

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Конобеевский район был образован 1 марта 1944 года в составе Рязанской области из части территории Шацкого района.

По данным 1945 года район включал 20 сельсоветов: Алеменевский, Боголюбовский, Желановский, Завидовский, Кермисненский, Краснохолмский, Лесно-Конобеевский, Лесно-Ялтуковский, Львовский, Марьинский, Николаевский, Парсатский, Польно-Конобеевский, Польно-Ялтуковский, Сергиевский, Спасский, Старо-Черневвский, Токаревский, Шариковский и Эммануиловский.

5 апреля 1956 года Конобеевский район был упразднён, а его территория передана в Шацкий район.

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Engineering is a vast field with variety of options that are mainly studied in reference to technological development. Use of computers is done in almost every other part of the world, computers have become extremely reliable with its variety of functions it is undoubtedly considered among one of the best inventions in the world.
Technology development has rapidly improved and is growing especially in the past three decades. The emergence of devices like computers has led to better communication and programming facilities also has created more job opportunities for people around the world.
Computer functioning is entirely based on its software designing, artificial intelligence, information science and programming. It takes a lot of understanding and capabilities to get computers perform their tasks. Computer Science in Engineering is a diverse field that address these functions and programming of computers. Computer Science is also considered to be a field with great salary prospects.
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Students who have already completed their Bachelors in Engineering in the field of Computer Science usually apply for Masters in Computer Science degree. MS in Computer Science is the ideal master degree in Computer Science. A foundational knowledge in the field of Engineering is necessary to kick start an exciting career after MS computer Science.
Why MS in Computer Science?
MS courses in Computer Science curriculum provide students with strong foundational understanding about technology and information science development. Computational theory and practice improves a student's ability to perform better in the field of Computer Science. Top universities in the world for MS in Computer Science offer students with first rate quality of knowledge by which students are fully capable of designing and programming computer applications.
Computer Science has various categories that develop the technological system resulting in new inventions to the world. It is believed that artificial intelligence is the future of the world. New technological developments are also proven to be one of the reasons that expanded this belief. MS in Computer Science in USA is regarded as one of the most sought after degree program. Also several students choose to apply at top universities in USA for Computer Science for top-tier knowledge acquirement and also because of the job opportunities in USA after MS in Computer Science. MS in Computer Science and MSc in Computer Science are alike the only difference is that few countries in the world prefer offering it under MS or MSc title.
Masters in Computer Science Specializations:
Software Theory and Data Engineering
Program Structure of MS in Computer Science:
Fundamentals Data Structure
Operating Systems and Networks
Algorithms and Theory of Computing
Design and Implementation of Artificial Intelligence
The duration of Master Degree in Computer Science is 2 years.
Countries with Best Universities for MS in Computer Science
COST OF STUDY
Country Tuition Fee (Range)
USA USD 10,000- USD 80,000
United Kingdom USD 12,500 - USD 55,000
Canada USD 12,000 - USD 52,000
China USD 4,200 - USD 25,000
Switzerland USD 1,700 - USD 13,000
USA is indubitably a great destination to pursue Masters Program in Computer Science. Some of the top universities for MS in Computer Science are located in this country. The program structure and education quality in US is wonderful. Students have the opportunity to explore USA along with learning various methods and techniques from reputed professors of Computer Science. Students can also intern and choose to work 20 hours a week, initially within the campus is recommended.
Universities in USA with the Computer Science masters program also offer financial assistance to students who are highly capable of proving their utmost interest in the field. The tuition fees, accommodation and living expenses in USA are naturally highly priced. Therefore, applying for student loans for this course is also provided by several bank institutions and organizations in India. Public universities are expensive compared to private universities. TOEFL (79 overall) and IELTS (6 to 6.5 overall) scores are suffice for proving your English proficiency. Other entrance exam like GRE depends on the specific university requirement.
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United Kingdom is wonderful for higher education in general. Computer Science is a widely offered course in some of the best universities dedicated for this course. MS in Computer Science in UK is a great choice as students have the opportunity to learn and explore Europe along with acquiring great quality of knowledge from universities in UK.
Public universities in United Kingdom are cheaper compared to Private universities. The education quality in UK is highly recommended, Computer Science specializations are also available in this country. UK is comparatively lesser expensive than USA in terms of living and tuition fees. Scholarship aids are also provided at universities. Part-time jobs (20hours a week) during semesters and full time jobs during vacations are offered in UK. IELTS (6 t0 6.5 overall) and PTE (59 overall) scores are mainly accepted in the universities. Other entrance exam like GRE is considerably optional however for universities it may apply as a mandatory requirement.
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Canada is a wonderful for higher education. MS and MSc in Computer Science are offered in Canadian universities. It can be said that Canada university tuition fees for international students is inexpensive compared to other Tier 1 countries around the globe. The education quality and job opportunities after Computer Science are high in this country. For English proficiency test, TOEFL (95 overall) and IELTS (7) scores are accepted by the universities. Some universities may require GRE entrance exam score as well, however this may be exceptional.
The opportunity to apply for PR visa (Permanent Residency) is also applicable to individuals willing to settle in the country. The process for immigration is also considerably easy. Students can experience various high quality government facilities whilst studying the country. Moreover, students can work on part-time basis while studying in the country, 20 hours a week is granted.
China is known as one of the leading countries with technology. It comes as no surprise that universities in China provide high quality of education in regards to the field of Computer Science. The tuition fee of this country is cheapest as compared to other top universities in the world with this specific program. For Indian students, the additional benefit is that the country lies within the Asian continent therefore travel expenses are slightly low. Individuals can also have various opportunities to learn Chinese in most convenient and ethic way possible.
However, there are only few universities in this country that conduct the Computer Science post graduate program in English. The countries which accept English speaking students approve IELTS (6 overall) and TOEFL (80 overall) scores. GRE entrance exam scores are not required in the universities of this country.
It is a lesser known fact that universities in Switzerland provide good quality of knowledge to their students. Switzerland accepts several international students in a year. MS in Computer Science is offered among universities that are highly considered for this course. Students can obtain experience and further work in country as a full time professional in Computer Science. Also, Computer Science in Switzerland is considerably cheaper.
Eligibility for MS in Computer Science
GRE (for most of the universities)
English Proficiency Test: IELTS or TOEFL or PTE (depending on the university)
Bachelors in Engineering degree
Top 10 universities in USA for MS in Computer Science:
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*The above mentioned universities are not arranged in the order of best to least. They have listed randomly.
Which Universities are Best for MS in Computer Science?
Stanford University, USA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
University of Oxford, UK
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
University of Cambridge, UK
Career Prospects after Masters in Computer Science:
CAD Technician
The scope of Computer Science degree is in abundance and also has well paid professional designations. Computer Science is suited for those who have keen interest in technology development and programming aspects of computer.
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