~ IN MEMORY ~
USAF veteran, WA/DL Roderick Montgomery Duncan
September 27, 1934 – April 2, 2022
Notice of passing…..retired Western/Delta pilot Roderick
Montgomery “Rod” “Monty” Duncan, age 87, of Butte, Montana. Captain Duncan joined Western Airlines
06-05-1967 and retired with Delta Air Lines in 1994 based LAX. He is survived by his wife Kay and their blended
family of children and extended family members.
Obituary information is available online at https://buttefuneralhome.com/obituaries/roderick-montgomery-rod-monty-duncan-age-87-of-butte-montana/ also at
https://www.whitehallledger.com/story/2022/04/06/obituaries/roderick-montgomery-duncan-87/4690.html
For those wishing to send condolences, whitepoges
lists the family address as
135 Larkspur Lane,
Butte, MT 59701
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary : Roderick
Montgomery “Rod” “Monty” Duncan, age 87, of Butte, Montana
Roderick M Duncan “Rod” “Monty” passed away at
home on April 2, 2022. Rod was born to
Judge Philip and Kathryn Duncan in Whitehall, MT on September 27, 1934.
Rod was raised in Whitehall and graduated from
Whitehall High School in 1952. He
attended the US Maritime Academy in Long Island, New York being one of two
Montana appointees. He then attended
West Point Military Academy, Western Montana College and The University of
Montana earning a bachelor degree in History and Political Science in 1957.
Rod enlisted in the Air Force in 1957 requesting
pilot training. He was commissioned into
the United States Air Force in 1958 as a 2nd Lt Strategic Air Command Team. He served two tours of duty in Vietnam in
1965 and 1966 as a pilot of KC-135 refueling B-52 Bomber planes. He discharged in 1967 as a Captain. He received the United States Air Medal for
Meritorious Achievement for his service during this time.
Rod continued his love of aviation as a commercial
pilot for Western and Delta Airlines for a total of 28 years as a line
pilot/Captain. He retired in 1994.
In August 1963 he married Sally A Brooks. Together
they raised four children – Teri Eubanks, Debbie Bowman, Melanie Labrum, and
Monty Duncan. They made their home in
Orange County California.
Rod had many hobbies which included fishing,
photography, computers, history, building trains, anything to do with aviation,
gadgets and “tinkering”.
In 1997, Rod returned to his Montana roots,
renewing old high school friendships where he then became known to all as
“Monty”. He re-ignited a high school
prom date crush — Kay (Carmody) Spackman and in 1999 they were married. Together they rekindled many old friendships
and cherished these times. They made
their home in Butte and spent their retirement years traveling as much as
humanly possible, enjoying many trips abroad as well as within the United
States going coast to coast. They took
every opportunity to visit family and friends and always enjoyed being a part
of activities of their large extended family.
Monty was a dedicated supporter of the World Museum of Mining, where he
volunteered his extensive photography experience in restoring historical
photos. He loved and supported the arts
and the Mother Lode Theatre, he loved Butte, Whitehall and Virginia City
history. He is survived by his wife Kay,
and children Teri Eubanks, Debbie (George) Bowman, Melanie Labrum (Craig), Monty (Candace) Duncan, Darla (Ric) Palmer,
Susan (John) Breining, Renee Spackman, Tim Spackman, Kim (Kelly) Hayes, and
Jill (Mark) Allen. He was preceded in
death by Kay’s son Jeff Spackman, and great grand-daughter Penelope Hintz and
his brother David Duncan.
He was proud of his blended family where he and
Kay are survived by 23 grandchildren and their spouses and 16 great
grandchildren. He is also survived by
his sisters Jane Duncan, and her children, Irene (Tom) Erdie and their children
and brother-in-law Lee Hurley.
Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April
9th at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church on the corner of Caledonia St. and
North Western Ave. in Butte. Funeral Mass will begin at 10 am at the church.
Rite of Committal with Military Honors will be held at 2:30 pm at the Whitehall
Cemetery in Whitehall, Montana. Memorials in honor of Monty are suggested to
Jefferson Valley Museum, PO Box 902, Whitehall, MT 59759, or Motherlode
Theatre, PO Box 522, Butte, MT 59703, or World Museum of Mining, P.O. Box 33,
Butte, MT 59703.
Please visit below to offer the family a
condolence or to share a memory of Monty.
Axelson Funeral & Cremation Services has been
privileged to care for Roderick and his family.
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