Obituaries

Dean A Gillette, Jr.

Dean A Gillette, Jr., passed away March 30, 2009, at his residence in Arlee, Mont.

Dean was born Feb. 14, 1967, in Plentywood, Mont., to Dean and Marie Gillette. He was raised in Pinedale, and graduated from Pinedale High School in 1985.

Dean enjoyed various hobbies throughout his life, which included snowmobiling, four-wheeling, boating and hunting; he loved the outdoors. Dean moved to Arlee, Mont., in 1998 where he continued enjoying the outdoors and his newest enjoyment became wagon rides around the valley with family and friends and his team of mules (Nick and Boobs). Dean was a gentle giant and will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Dean will always be with us in our hearts.

He was preceded in death by his father, Dean A. Gillette, Sr..

Survivors include his mother Marie Gillette of Arlee, Mont.; sisters and brother Margaret Gillette of Pinedale; Pamela Gillette of Arlee, Mont., and John Wayne Gillette also of Pinedale; two nieces and two nephews Kara Dean Wiebe, Marissa Preece, Benjamin Preece and Shane Gillette; a great niece and a great nephew and the ones who make him great, Rayne-bo Anderson and Oscar Huerta.

A rosary has been set for Friday, April 3, at 8 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Arlee with funeral services Saturday, April 4, at 1 p.m. in the Arlee Community Center.