In memoriam
KALISPELL — "It's not what you take when you leave; it's what you leave behind when you go."
Scott Christian Levengood, died Wednesday at his home in Lower Valley with his family at his side. He was 41 years old, but lived a life full enough to fill 80 years.
Scott was born in Butte on July 30, 1962, to Chris and Arlene Levengood. He attended grade school at Somers and barely graduated from Flathead High School in 1980. He married Karla Rose of Columbia Falls in 1985.
Scott worked various jobs for a few years but his real career began on his 21st birthday. With his dad, they purchased the old Hacienda and turned it into Scotty's Bar.
Scott was a bartender, sometimes a cook, mostly a gambler, but always a friend. Family and friendships were his finest treasures, but trap shooting was his life.
Scott was the finest trap shooter to come from the state of Montana. In the years from 1988 to 2002, even while battling cancer, Scott became the most prolific winner of Montana titles in Montana history. In 1999 Scott had the high handicap average for the nation.
Enjoying a successful trap shooting career prompted Scott to share his passion with others. He followed his dreams and built Scotty's Shooting Ranch. At his ranch he taught people the art of shooting, playing cards and living life to the fullest. His two sons, Chris, 16, and Zane, 14, were his constant companions and well on their way to following in their dad's footsteps.
Scott leaves a large loving family all living in the Flathead. He is survived by his wife, Karla; three wonderful children, Amanda, Chris, and Zane; parents, Chris and Arlene Levengood; four sisters, Sandy and Randy O'Connell, Christine and Steve Blair, Debbie and Joe Sidor, and Laurie and Lowell Panasuk. He is also survived by the best little brother in the world, Abe Levengood and wife Heather; mother-in-law, Lois Rose; brothers-in-law, Dave and Rodger Rose and their special friend Maura O'Halloran; nieces, nephews and aunts and uncles.
A rosary service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday in St. Matthew's Catholic Church. Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Richard's Catholic Church in Columbia Falls with the Rev. Vic Langhans as celebrant. Burial will follow at the C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery in Kalispell. Memories and a lunch will be shared at Scotty's Shooting Ranch immediately following the interment. The family suggests memorial gifts be given to the Scott Levengood Memorial Fund, Box 2334, Kalispell, MT 59903.
Arrangements are under the direction of Johnson Mortuary and Crematory.
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