Tim D. Piland Sr., 56

Tim D. Piland Sr., 56, of Evergreen, passed away May 30, 2005, in Impire, Colo., of natural causes. He was born Sept. 9, 1948, in Pueblo, Colo., to Joseph Leonard Piland and Clara Lou Emond, and raised in Fort Collins, Colo.

He obtained his GED while serving in the U.S. Army and later attended Flathead Valley Community College.

Tim was a disabled Vietnam veteran and an expert rifleman with the M-14 and the APC 45.

He moved to Coram in 1976 and then moved to Kalispell in December 1992, when he met Alfreda M. Hamilton. They were married Dec. 21, 1998, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

Tim was a member of Valley Victory Church. He did light maintenance work for the church, and was also their security man as well as for Head Start.

He enjoyed fishing and birdwatching. He and Alfreda kept four cockatiels which Tim dearly loved.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, the Curtises; his father, Joseph Leonard; and brother, Steve; and a granddaughter, Daneya.

Tim is survived by his wife, Alfreda, M. Hamilton-Piland, of Kalispell; his four sons, Dale, Timothy, Cliff and Dwayne; his two daughters, Delane and Heather; his mother, Clara Lou Emond; his twin brother, Jim B. Piland of Wichita, Kan., and brothers, Max G. Piland of Aurora, Colo., and Randy Piland of Impire.; and 15 grandchildren.

Cremation has taken place.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 9, at Valley Victory Church, 335 E. Evergreen Dr. in Kalispell, with Pastor William Lewis officiating. Interment will follow at Glacier Memorial Gardens.