Tad Lee Frazier, 47

Tad Lee Frazier passed away on May 7, 2012, at home. He was 47 years old.

Tad was born in Casa Grande, Ariz., in 1964 to Ray Don and Susan Frazier. He graduated from Coolidge High School, attended Northern Arizona University, El Camino College in Torrance, Calif., and Flathead Valley Community College.

He worked in the aerospace industry in California before moving to Bigfork in 1992, and worked in the construction industry.

Tad loved fly fishing, camping, skiing and kayaking. He was talented in stained-glass art and enjoyed volunteering at Lighthouse Christian Home and Special Olympics skiing. He especially enjoyed family gatherings and loved dinner at Mom’s.

His father, Ray Don Frazier; stepfather, Philip Hanson; stepbrother, Stuart Hanson; cousins, Kayla and Cale; and all his loving grandparents preceded him in death.

He is survived by his mother, Susan Hanson, of Bigfork; brother, Steven, and Julie of Casa Grande; stepmother, Patsy Frazier, of Fernley, Nev.; stepbrothers, Mark of Denver, and Rod Conner of Fernley; and stepsister, Jamie Kell, of Reno, Nev. He will also be missed by his aunt, Nena Stone, and Dale of Sierra Vista, Ariz.; cousins, Jody Stone and Kimberly and daughter Kaycee of Camp Verde, Ariz., and April Crimmins and Chad of Casa Grande.

Donations in his honor would be greatly appreciated to Bigfork QRU, P.O. Box 2020, Bigfork, MT 59911; or Lighthouse Christian Home, P.O. Box 8931, Kalispell, MT 59904.

A celebration of Tad’s life will be held this June when all the family can gather in his beloved mountains. A celebration is planned for Arizona family and friends in the winter of 2013.

Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home is caring for Tad’s family. You are invited to go to www.jgfuneralhome.com to offer condolences and view Tad’s tribute wall.