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2C Monday, February 18, 2008 INDEPENDENT RECORD helenair.com Mechanical problem strands dozens of skiers on Big Sky lift I AreaDeaths Marcie Mosley Marcie Mosley Marcie Mosley, 56, of Helena passed away suddenly due to heart failure on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008, at St. Peter's Hospital in Hele- na. She was born May 10, 1951, in Dallas, Texas, to Clifton Ben and Clayette Ann "Robbie" Easley. She is survived by her husband, Maj.

Gen. Randall D. Mosley, Montana's Adjutant General for the National Guard; her son, Scott (Joey), and grandson, Harrison, both from Killeen, Texas; brother, Michael (Diane) Easley from Houston, Texas; and sister, Debbie Dagenais of Dallas, Texas. She is preceded in death by her parents. She spent the first 19 years of her life in Dallas.

In 1971, she met her soon-to-be husband, Randy, while he was undergoing Army flight training in Fort Wolters. She lit up his life, and soon they were married by a justice of the peace in Newton, Ala. She spent the next few years traveling from one military post to another supporting her husband's career, For the next 37 years they were inseparable. She loved to travel, cook and sew. Marcie especially loved the military social activities, and where they lived until 1982, when they moved to Helena.

In Missoula she learned to skydive and made her first parachute jump. She also loved traveling across the country on their motorcycle and was fond of sharing the trials and tribulations of motorcycle traveling with anyone who would listen. She went to school in Missoula and became a licensed practical nurse. In Helena she worked for the Helena School District and assisted teachers in young children's education. She especially loved that role and enjoyed working with kids of all ages.

She developed diabetes in her later life, and in 2001, after suffering from congestive heart failure, she moved to Salt Lake City while awaiting a heart transplant. There she acquired her third Shi Tzu, which kept her company while awaiting a new heart. She received a new heart in July 2001. It gave her six more years of the happiness and joy of being able to share time with family. She loved traveling in their motorhome and was eagerly awaiting her husband's retirement so they could begin spending winters where it doesn't snow.

Although Montana was home, she was a Dallas girl at heart and loved warm weather. She was a symbol of strength and determination to all who knew her. A memorial service celebrating her life will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, at the Gateway Center, 1710 National Ave.

A reception will follow the service. Memorials in Marcie's name are suggested to Donate Life America (national organdonor organization) 700 N. Fourth Richmond, VA 23219; American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312; Montana State Veterans Cemetery, P.O. Box 5715, Helena, MT 59604; or to an organization or charity of the donor's choice.

To offer condolences or to share a memory of Marcie, please visit www.mem.com. with her outgoing ways, she was the life of the party. After leaving military activeduty life, she and her husband moved Mosely Express condolences at www.legacy.com/HelenaIR. Clinic: 'This group taught me a lot' He said that he'd had multiple surgeries and that much of his insides are full of plastic tubing. "She (Kenny) is really good at helping me.

She took care of the issues as far as the heartburn and pain," he said. Kenny and other staff helped Casey apply for Social Security because his health problems prevent him from working. And he and his wife are no longer homeless. "This is just a good place. I know God has blessed this place," Casey said.

"I just think Miss Lisa is a wonderful person. If it weren't for her, I'd probably be dead. That's the truth." Kristine Gambucci was also homeless when she moved to Helena in 2003. Now she's an outreach worker for the clinic, helping the homeless get shelter, medical care, warm clothes and food. "I've pretty much come full circle," she said, sitting at her desk in the outer office of the clinic.

"I'm so glad to be here. "Without the people here, I probably would not have survived my first winter here," she said. "My first year, I was here every week, my asthma was so bad." As she talked, she coughed hard, and then coughed again, gasping for breath. She pulled two asthma inhalers from her bag and breathed in the medicine. The coughing subsided.

"This is $95," she said pointing to one and then the next. "This is $140. "She (Kenny) is amazing. She told me she stayed up at night worrying about me. She is extremely compassionate.

She pours her heart into this place. She actually listens to you. She never makes snap judgments. It's like talking to a friend." With the help of Kenny and others at the clinic, Gambucci got on a medical plan that provides her medicines at a lower cost. Kenny's contributions have also been noticed by her supervisor, physician Will Snider, medical director at the CHC.

"Lisa has a really calming personality. People will seek medical treatment because to Missoula, she is there," he said. "I will typically see her patients and they tend to be the more complex patients in the system because of their lack of finances and lack of understanding of the medical system. Most of them have been burned by the medical profession. "You don't just write them a prescription.

You're going to have to figure out how they're going to pay for it, You're holding people's hands to help them. "It's really important to me to honor Lisa. It's really easy to overlook a provider who serves the most overlooked population." But Kenny said it is she who has benefited from working with homeless people. "This group taught me a lot," she said. She's had to revise how she typically does treatment.

She recalled prescribing a diuretic for a homeless man working as a roofer. He came back and told her he couldn't take the medicine, which causes frequent urination, because he couldn't keep getting down from the roof to find a bathroom. Homeless diabetics are also a challenge. They have no refrigerators for storing their insulin. Some medications must be taken with meals, but the homeless don't eat regular meals.

These situations, Kenny said, forced her to think outside the box. And her patients make her think of what she and most Americans take for granted a home, a paycheck, a savings account, a future. "It could happen to any of us," she said of homelessness. "We could have a catastrophe that would put us in the same situation." Some people who have sought help at the clinic became homeless because of Hurricane Katrina, she said. Others lost homes to fires this past summer.

"You could lose it all and have no reserves nothing." In many people, this thought awakens fear, but in her, compassion. "What would have been my priorities 10 years ago are not my priorities now because I've learned so much from the people I've cared for," she said. One lesson is "acceptance Calerts Get the news, Get the news, To receive e-mail when it breaks. NOW! news breaks throughout the day, Sign up at HelenalR.com. register online at HelenalR.com.

BIG SKY (AP) About 60 skiers and riders had to be evacuated from the gondola lift at Big Sky Resort at the start of one of the busiest weekends of the season. A mechanical problem caused the lift to seize up at about 10:30 Friday morning. Skiers and riders were left hanging 20 to 50 feet above the trail, in enclosed carriages that accommodate up to four people each. The resort's public relations director, Dax Schieffer, says it took about three hours to get everyone off the lifts using a pulleyrope-harness system. He says there were no injuries and the operation went smoothly.

Because another lift runs parallel to the gondola, Sehieffer says the incident did not result in any trail closings. Authorities shut highways in eastern Montana because of icy conditions BILLINGS (AP) The Also, a portion of InterMontana Highway Patrol state 94 east of Glendive to has closed a 20-mile Wibaux was reserved for stretch of Interstate 90 emergency travel only late east of Billings because of Saturday night, according icy conditions that have to the Montana Departcaused multiple accidents. ment of Transportation. Peace of RETZ FUNERAL HOME Mind. FUNERAL NOTICES TUESDAY BARKEMEYER, Arla DMV, 60, of Helena.

A memorial service celebrating Arla's life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, at St. Peter's Episcopal Cathedral. Memorials in Dr.

Barkemeyer's honor may be made to the Lewis and Clark County Humane Society, P.O. Box 4455, Helena, MT 59604 the Mikal Kellner Foundation for Animals, P.O. Box 389, Helena, MT 59624. HARRIOTT, Beverly, 75, of Helena. A memorial service celebrating Beverly's life will be held at 11 a.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 19, at the Plymouth Congregational Church. Memorials in Beverly's name may be made to the Plymouth Congregational Church Endowment Fund, 400 South Oakes, Helena; the Montana Historical Society, 225 North Roberts, Helena; or a favorite charity of the donor's choice. WEDNESDAY MOSLEY, Marcie, 56, of Helena. A memorial service celebrating Marcie's life will be held 10 a.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 20, at the Gateway Center, 1710 National Ave. A reception will follow the service. Memorials in Marcie's name are suggested to Donate Life America (national organ donor organization) 700 N. Fourth Richmond, VA 23219; American Diabetes Association, P.O.

Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312; Montana State Veterans Cemetery, P.O. Box 5715, Helena, MT 59604 or to an organization or charity of the donor's choice. Retz Funeral Home 442-1550 HAGLER INDERSON MORTUARY AND ANDERSON CREMATION SERVICES 442-8520 PENDING DAVIS, Jane 88, of Helena. Services are pending and will be announced when they have been completed. Hagler-Anderson Funeral Home 442-8520 of people, acceptance of where they are, not where you think they should be." Kenny also wants her children to learn.

The mother of a 4-year-old and an 8-yearold, Kenny brings them to the clinic. "I try to bring my kids down here, so they understand what I do. I want them to be accepting of all kinds of people. That's important to me." What would help her clients most? Affordable, decent housing, Kenny says, and greater access to psychiatric treatment and drug-rehabilitation programs. Besides working at the homeless clinic, she also works three afternoons per week at the CHC main clinic; one afternoon at Elkhorn Treatment Center, a women's drug-treatment facility in Boulder; and alternate Fridays at Planned Parenthood.

Her work at the homeless clinic takes a toll. Sometimes she can't sleep. She thinks about what she should do to help one of her patients. But she also knows her work makes a difference. "I've been able to help people who really need help to help people maneuver through the system who otherwise wouldn't get help," she said.

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The fire started at about 7 p.m. on the west side of the property, said Jack Dittmann, a spokesman for the West Yellowstone Fire Department. The department couldn't confirm reports of one or two explosions at the lodge around the time the fire started. Dittmann said the reported explosions were probably the sounds of tires on two vehicles popping from the heat. "There were no explosions while the firefighters were on scene," he said.

Dittmann said about 60 guests were evacuated to a nearby Holiday Inn, where they spent the night. No injuries were reported. The fire, which destroyed six rooms and damaged several others, was under control by 10:30 p.m. Friday. Firefighters were still extinguishing hot spots Saturday morning.

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