George J. Phan, 80

George J. Phan, 80, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010, surrounded by his wife and children. George was born on Aug. 24, 1930, in Newberry, Ohio, to George C. and Elizabeth Phan. He lived in Ohio until he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in November 1950, where he worked as a communication specialist during the Korean War. After leaving the Air Force in 1954, he received a degree at the American Television Institute of Technology in Chicago. He worked for Motorola as an inspector and it is there he met his wife, Annette. They married in September of 1955 and recently celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary. Shortly after marrying, they moved to Pomona, Calif., where he worked for Convair and then later with Lockheed Aircraft as a logistics engineer. He retired in 1986 and they moved to Lakeside, where they lived until August 2007, then moved to Kalispell. George enjoyed fishing and working as a Eucharistic minister for St. Anne and St. Matthew s Catholic Churches. He was also involved in the hospital ministry for 12 years. Recently George and Annette went to Oahu, Hawaii, where George was proud to parasail 1000 feet in the air at 80 years old. The family would like to thank the hospice caregivers for their kind service to their family. George is survived by his wife, Annette; three children, Mario Phan of Kalispell, Donna Doerksen and her husband, Steve, of Denair, Calif., Greg Phan and his wife, Kathy, of Lakeside; four grandchildren, Allen, Amanda, Stephanie and Kelsey; and sister, Mary Anne Little, and her husband, Robert, of Calera, Ala. A rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, at Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home, with visitation beginning one hour prior. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, at St. Matthew s Catholic Church in Kalispell. Interment will follow at Glacier Memorial Gardens. Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for George s family.