Corey Linden McMillan

Corey Linden McMillan, 44, passed away March 16, 2005 at his home near Kalispell. Corey was born on Sept. 25, 1960 in Denver, Colo. Corey fought a long, hard and courageous battle from injuries he received in a car accident when he was 16. He attended high school in Whitefish where he played football, baseball and ran track. He was a very kind and generous man and maintained a good attitude despite the challenges of his life. He cared deeply for his family and brought joy to everyone around him.

He worked at the Columbia Falls Aluminum Company, Big Mountain and installed solar systems in Denver, Colo. He loved the outdoors and spent as much times as he could fishing, hiking and pursuing shed antlers of the wily Montana Elk and deer. Corey was a member of Flathead Wildlife Inc. A great joy for Corey took place in the fall of 2004 when he harvested an antelope buck of book stature. In his later years he raised ringneck and exotic pheasants.

Corey was preceded in death by his brother Kennan in 1981. He is survived locally by his father and mother, Howard and Nickolyn McMillan of Kalispell, and by a brother Bryan and his wife Torrie, and their two children, Breanna and Hunter of Kennewick, Wash. Corey also awaits many loving aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

A celebration of Corey's life will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, March 31, at St. Matthew's Catholic Church in Kalispell with Father Victor E. Lanhans celebrating the Mass. Arrangements are under the direction of Johnson Mortuary and Crematory. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations be made to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD).