Gary Moran

Visitation: 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 17 at Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel

Vigil: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 17 at Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel

Mass of Christian Burial: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 18 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

Interment: Greenwood Cemetery

Gary B. Moran, age 73, of Wolf Point, MT, died of a heart attack February 13, 2009 at Trinity Hospital with his friends and family by his side.

He was born July 18, 1935 in Poplar, MT to Art and Lil Folster Moran and was the eldest of eight children. He attended schools in Wolf Point, Marty Mission Catholic School in South Dakota and Fairview High School in Fairview, MT where he graduated. Gary married Agnes Poitra March 23, 1975.Gary worked various jobs starting out with the Old Red Owl grocery store in Plentywood, salesman for a furniture store in Williston, ND, various oil rigs, housing projects, City of Wolf Point, State Highway Department, and the Wolf Point High School from which he retired in 1998 due to health reasons.

Whenever someone needed help or a part for their project someone would say, Go see Gary Moran; hell have it and he will help you out. Gary never hesitated to help anyone in need. In his younger years Gary helped raise many foster children. One day he came home from work and said Agnes, there is this little girl at school who always looks so sad, do you think we can take her in? They did and gained a daughter, Gwen who has been with them ever since.

He is survived by Agnes, his wife of 33 years; his sons, Tony (Jackie) Moran of Wolf Point, MT, Greg Moran of Bismark, ND, Gary (Stephanie) Moran of Indianapolis, IN, John Moran of Winchester, CA, Kenny (Patty) Moran and Richard Buckles of Wolf Point, MT; four daughters, Nora (Kirk) Summers of Billings, MT, Gwen (Kyle) Marski of Semora, NC, Collette Hansen (Don) of Pelican Rapids, MN and Becky Moran of Dickinson, ND; brothers and sisters, Dale (Mya) Moran of Olympia, WA, Hugh (Bunny) Moran of Spokane, WA, Andy Moran of Vista, CA, Patsy Moran of Phoenix, AZ, Mary (Arnie) Solberg of Williston, ND and Tess Moran of Wolf Point, MT; 6 grandchildren: Rudy, Nathan, Ryan, Demi, Jordan and Daphne and many other numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his best friend and neighbor Jim Albertson, who sat for hours with Gary outside the house in the summer months helping to solve all the worlds problems by sunset. Gary will be missed by so many that words cannot say.

Gary is preceded in death by his parents, daughter Brenda and younger brother Tony.