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Robert J Garritson Jr.

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Birth	:	28 Apr 1923 Cat Creek, Petroleum County, Montana, USA
Death	:	14 Apr 2003 Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA
Burial	:	Sunset Memorial Gardens, Billings, Yellowstone County, USA
Coordinate	:	45.7710991, -108.5622025
Description	:	Dad passed away Monday evening, April 14, 2003, surrounded by his family, after a long battle with diabetes. He was 79 years old. Dad was born on April 28, 1923 in Cat Creek, Mont., to Robert Jasper and Emma Dorothy (Guhrt) Garritson. After several years, they moved to Sunburst, then to Ferdig and then to Billings for his teen years. Dad was in the first class to graduate from the present Senior High School in 1941. While in high school, he drove truck for his dad's crude oil business "Garritson and Guhrt." He began college in Bozeman, but... Read More	Dad passed away Monday evening, April 14, 2003, surrounded by his family, after a long battle with diabetes. He was 79 years old. Dad was born on April 28, 1923 in Cat Creek, Mont., to Robert Jasper and Emma Dorothy (Guhrt) Garritson. After several years, they moved to Sunburst, then to Ferdig and then to Billings for his teen years. Dad was in the first class to graduate from the present Senior High School in 1941. While in high school, he drove truck for his dad's crude oil business "Garritson and Guhrt." He began college in Bozeman, but when the Second World War started, he enlisted in the army, where he served as a Sergeant with the 579th AAA AW Bn. Battery B in the Pacific Theater. While serving in Japan at the end of the war, he was severely burned in an explosion and spent nearly two years in an army hospital undergoing many operations to regain the use of his legs. Upon his return to Montana while riding on a bus through Wyoming, he met Lucy Helen Ottolino. They fell in love and were married on March 22, 1947. In 1946, he went into business with his father and brother-in-law George Macer and formed Garritson and Macer Livestock trucking, hauling cattle for ranchers in the area until his retirement in 1986, when he sold his business. In the early '50s he was one of the founders of the Billings Mounted Quadrille where he could display his skill with horses. After retiring he enjoyed entrepreneuring in rental property investing. His family was the center of his world and he was extremely proud of his children and grandchildren. He was fortunate that they all live in Billings to be close to him. Dad's unwavering love and support for his family will be terribly missed. He was preceded in death by his parents; his daughter, Merry Lee; and sister Eileen Macer. He is survived by his wife Lucy and their children and families: Bob and wife Barb, children Jeanne and Jerek; Rod and partner Donn Raymond; Ron and wife Jane Lind, child Travis; Laura Wilson and husband Andy, children Nicole, Stephanie and Garrett. We extend thanks to everyone at Deaconess who assisted Dad in his later years. A private family service will be held Friday, April 18, at the Dahl Funeral Chapel. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to Disabled American Veterans, c/o Vets Outreach Clinic, 1127 Alderson Ave., Billings, 59102 or Muscular Dystrophy Association, 2070 Overland Ave., Billings 59102. Published in the Billings Gazette on April 16, 2003 (Thanks to Find A Grave member, Sally Huffard, #50107352, for the links to Robert's parents)

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Robert J Garritson Jr.'s memorial is located at: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Billings, Yellowstone County, USA.
When did Robert J Garritson Jr. death?
Robert J Garritson Jr. death on 14 Apr 2003 in Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA
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Latitude: 45.7710991
Longitude: -108.5622025

Family Members:

Parent

Robert Jasper Garritson Sr.

(1903 - 1980)

Emma Dorothy Guhrt Garritson

(1896 - 1987)

Spouse

Lucia Helena Rubino “Lucy” Ottolino Garritson

(1926 - 2017)

Siblings

Eileen M. Garritson Macer

(1924 - 1969)

Children

Merry Lee Garritson

(1943 - 1958)

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