Birth date: Mar 29, 1945 Death date: Sep 17, 2023
Duane Gene DeMontigny 78 years old Born in Beloit, WI on March 29, 1945 Passed away in Tucson, AZ on September 17, 2023 Served as a Sergeant in the United States Air Force, including a tour in Vietnam as an aerial photographer. R Read Obituary
Ah, Dad. I’m not sure how to do this. It doesn’t feel right to live in a world where I can’t call you to talk about my crazy gardening ideas, or describe the noise my car is making, or ask a geography or history question. You were the compass of our family and now we’re lost. Thanks for all the adventures when we were kids and all the love our whole lives. I love you and I’ll never stop missing you, Dad.
Justine Perez lit a candle in memory of Duane DeMontigny
I regret not taking more time in recent years to make small talk with my father, who was long retired and spent his days since mom’s passing with his hobbies and spoiling the hummingbirds in his yard. I guess I was too busy to ask a lot of questions about his rich life history, his childhood, the war he fought in but was condemned for upon his return, the wife he adored, the sacrifices he made for his children, the long career he excelled in and enjoyed, the many talents and interests he had, the stories he could tell about the people he knew and loved. Instead, I obligingly visited every Saturday with a list of things to accomplish – vacuum, dust, water the plants, Chinese take-out for lunch, and then I gotta run, lots to do before I go back to work on Monday. I still went to him for advice on home maintenance, of course. He had been my handyman my entire adult life until he couldn’t do it anymore, but he could still guide me on how to fix anything and everything in the home. He was a jovial person who loved a good-natured chat on almost any wholesome topic, but I "had no time" for pleasant conversation. I was too concerned about the threats to our democracy, climate change, and the workaday grind. And then he died. My Dad was gone in an instant. And now all I want is to hear his sweet and funny anecdotes, the mystery of Lincoln’s assassination, and the amount of rain measured by his rain gauge.
To the DeMontigy Family we send our prayers and condolences. Have so much of Duane and my cousin Sylvia in my home I feel I will always have them close by. All my love to my nieces and nephews. Always your Tia Yolie and Manny
May my Tio Dwayne RIP 🙏 God Bless you Tio. My condolences to my cousins and family. May God Bless you all. Hugs and kisses. Love you cousins 💓
