Gail L. Burright, age 87, of Helena

Gail Leon Burright, 87, passed away peacefully on March 30, 2018 in Helena, Montana and is now rejoined with his beloved wife of 59 years. He was born in Richey, Montana on February 21, 1931 to Mary (Rawlings) Burright and Leon Martin Burright.  He was the youngest of three children and was proceeded in death by his Father (-a veteran of World War I-), Mother, and sisters Mildred (Burright) Elbert, and Iris (Burright-Nelson) Fairweather.

Gail grew up in the Bozeman area and served in the U.S. Navy as a Sea Bee aboard the U.S. Skagit during the Korean War. He met his wife, Effie Jean (Meyer) Burright-who proceeded him in death in 2011-while he was stationed at the San Diego Naval Base.  They were married October 2, 1951.  He is survived by his son, Martin Burright, his wife Rachel (Helena, MT), his daughter Sheryl (Burright) Teske, her husband Steven Teske (Jonesboro, Georgia), and four grandchildren, Aubrey Burright, Carson Burright, Gage Light and Hunter Light.

Gail worked at Astro-Data in Los Angeles, California until 1970 and then moved his family to Three Forks, Montana (his home), where he opened a television repair and sales shop. He gave up the repair business to work at ILX Lightwave (formerly Summit/Dana) in Bozeman until his retirement.

Gail was an avid and skilled woodworker, electrician, and computer programmer. He built their house in Three Forks on 2^nd Avenue East, in which he lived until 2012.  Much of the furniture and cabinetry in the house was also designed and built by him.  He did all the work, “except the plumbing”, which became the subject of many a fevered, profanitory tale throughout the years.  He could be found tinkering in his basement workshop on various projects; learning multiple computer languages and continually questioning why Linux operating systems were not more popular than Windows; working in his large backyard garden; or fishing at the gravel pits or along the Gallatin River-his favorite fishing spot. His wisdom and keen sense of humor will be greatly missed.

In lieu of flowers his family asks that you donate to the Three Forks Veteran’s Auxiliary in his name. He was active in the Auxiliary until failing health forced him to move to Hunter’s Pointe in Helena, MT in 2012.

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