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10 The Community Banker www.mibonline.org ALLAN ARONSON, MIB PAST PRESIDENT 2005-2006, PASSES M IB acknowledges the passing of special friend to the associa- tion, Allan Aronson. Allan was President of MIB 2005-2006, worked at Valley Bank of Ka- lispell for 37 years, was deeply involved with his community, and was a close friend and mentor to the next generation of Montana bankers. We thank Allan for his dedication to community banking in Mon- tana, and our prayers are with his family. “Arvid Allan Aronson was born to Arvid and Edith Aron- son on July 6, 1943, and died as a result of congestive heart failure on August 11, 2016. Allan was a loyal, humble, solid, kind and loving husband, father, grandfather and friend. He was proud of his Swedish heritage, his family and his country. He was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota. His family had a farm in Hector, Minnesota, where he, his brother, Marty, and sister, Alyce, spent their early years. The family moved to central California, where Al- lan graduated from Templeton High School. He then attended California Lutheran University where he met his wife, Beverly. They were married in 1966 and celebrated their 50th anniver- sary in April this year. After graduation, Allan became an Air Force officer and was stationed in Denver, where their daughter Krista was born. The family then was stationed on the island of Crete, Greece. When they returned to the U.S., their second daughter, Audree, was born. With a two-year-old and a newborn, the family moved to Kalispell in 1970. Allan then began a 37-year-career at the Valley Bank. Throughout his life he loved sports. He participated in many sports in high school and college and coached youth teams for many years. He could quote sport statistics and could recall dates and informa- tion in an instant. He enjoyed traveling throughout the U.S. and the world with family and friends. Allan was active in civic and church organizations all through his life: Rotary, board member of Immanuel Luther- an Corporation and Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp, state president of Montana Indepen- dent Banker, Flathead Valley Community College Associate Foundation Board and Norm’s News Coffee Group. He is survived by his wife, Beverly; daughter Krista Bates, her husband Jay and their children Connor and Emma; daughter Audree Keen and her children Christopher and Mat- thew; brother, Marty Aronson; sister, Alyce Gross; and many nephews, nieces and friends. Allan brought a lot of joy to others throughout his life, and he’ll be greatly missed by all who knew him. A celebration of life will be held at 3 p.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church on Friday, August 19, with reception following at the Hilton Garden Inn. Memorials may be made to Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp or the FVCC Scholar- ship Fund. Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home is caring for the family.” – Originally published in the Daily InterLake 08/14/2016 Allan Aronson Member News WE BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND BUILDINGS THAT LAST QUALITY | INNOVATION | PASSION CWG Architects, Interior Design and Planning |650 Power St. Helena, MT |406.443.2340 | www.cwg.architects.com