William Noel Carrico

William Noel Carrico

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GLENDIVE — William Noel Carrico, age 90, entered into rest on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, at the Eastern Montana Veteran Home in Glendive. A graveside service with military honors will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011, in the Dawson County Cemetery in Glendive with Celebrant Sandy Silha officiating. Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home of Glendive has been entrusted with the arrangements.

William (Bill) was born on Jan. 29, 1921, in Sidney, a son of Noel Felix Carrico and Christine Finkelson Carrico. He joined sisters, D'arline Ezrene Carrico Olson, Elaine Sondrine Carrico Moody, and one brother, Frank Charles Carrico. He grew up in Glendive, and attended Dawson County High School, where he met his future wife, Lucille.

Bill served in World War II at Fort Winfield Scott in San Francisco, in the Coast Artillery and later Fort Sherman Canal Zone in Panama. He was honorably discharged from the Battery 8 1st Coast Artillery Battalion as a staff sergeant and received a Good Conduct Medal.

Upon returning home to Montana, Bill married Lucille Virginia Carlson in 1946.

Bill graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in horticulture and received his bachelor of science in education from Eastern Montana College. He later received his master's of education from San Jose State University.

Bill's first teaching job was in a two-room country school in the Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District in 1950. He was a teacher and principal for grades one to six, and also the janitor.

Bill and Lucille later moved to Sunnyvale, Calif., and lived there for over 40 years. He served as an administrator and teacher in the Las Lomitas Elementary School District in Menlo Park for 25 years. He came to the district in 1956 as a fifth-grade teacher at Ladera School. He then worked at all four of the district schools and acted as principal at La Loma School for the 14 years the school was open. He also served as principal at Ladera School. He directed classroom work in remedial math and science, and also served as district director of maintenance for six years and later, director of curriculum. In 1981, he received a Continuing Service Award for recognition of outstanding service to children and youth by the California Congress of Parents, Teachers and Students.

Upon his retirement Bill said, "I'm sure I'll miss school. I may go into a totally different field. I've had some offers and I've got a lot of hobbies." That was quite an understatement. Bill had a shop in his backyard, where he spent hours with his children and grandchildren teaching them all sorts of things. They learned how to run power tools, how to fix their cars, how to use a slide rule, and how to take care of the many different dogs that came into their lives. He also had a small business of making and selling workbenches that he built in that shop.

His favorite pastime however, was scouring flea markets and garage sales, finding things, fixing them and then reselling them, all in the days before eBay.

Bill hitchhiked through much of the United States as a young man. He spent time in Panama, and visited Europe and Scandinavia, but when his wife, Lucille, passed away, he decided to return to his hometown of Glendive, where he enjoyed spending time with old friends and family. In 2006, Bill married Mary Lou Jones.

Bill affected the lives of so many people through his teaching, his generosity, his caring, and his quiet encouragement. His son Scott, once said in a school paper, "He was a man of many facets." This was so true and he will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Noel and Christine Carrico; his beloved wife, Lucille Virginia Carlson Carrico; son, Raymond Scott Carrico; and sisters, D'arline Ezrene Carrico Olson and Elaine Sondrine Carrico Moody.

Survivors include his beloved children, William N. Carrico Jr., Thomas Mark (Julie) Carrico, and Mary Kay (Eric) Carrico Davis; cherished grandchildren, Kristy Lee Carrico, Ryan Scott Carrico, David Aaron Carrico, Lucas Noel Davis, Clayton Alexander Davis, Savannah Skye Carrico, and Makenna Rose Carrico.

The family has asked that donations be made to Montana State University in Bozeman.

Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at: www.silvernale-silhafuneralhome.com.

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