Roger White Sr.
Roger D. White Sr., 66, died Nov. 20, 2021, at Trinity Hospital in Wolf Point.
He was born in Poplar on Feb. 1, 1955, at the Fort Peck Agency to Faye White and Daniel Medicine Horse.
He had multiple families growing up. He was first raised by his mother, Faye, until her death, then Grandma Nellie and Grandpa Herbert Bull Chief, along with Marvin Bull Chief, raised him. He then moved in with Harry and Midge Follet and finally with Sadie and Dean Blount.
He grew up in Frazer and attended Frazer schools, graduating in 1974. He received many awards for his excellence in sports. He participated in cross country, track and basketball. He excelled in academics and athletics in high school. He held numerous records in basketball and, in one of his games, he scored 53 points (with no 3-point lines back then).
He loved to hunt with all of his friends and enjoyed many backyard basketball games.
After high school, he married his high school sweetheart, Judy Bauer. To this union, four children were born, Roger Jr., Amanda Faye, Jacob Allen and Kayla Rae. He loved to spend time with all his children and enjoyed the time spent with his grandchildren.
He had his pick of colleges and universities after high school with full ride scholarships offered to him. Dillon was one of his first picks but he chose Northern Montana for a couple semesters. He was a cop for a spell and moved on to labor and carpentry throughout his life. He worked for the tribal HIP and housing program, tribal fencing, tribal ranch and the Flynn ranch. He fought fire during the big Yellowstone fire and was a crew boss for the Fort Peck Tribes Fire Department. Recently, he worked at Fort Peck Community College in maintenance.
Throughout his life, he maintained work wherever he went. He lived all over the country. He lived and worked in White Center, Wash. He worked and lived in Fort Belknap, doing maintenance at Fort Belknap College. He loved to play men’s slow pitch softball and won many tournaments in this pastime. He also loved to play horse shoes as a pastime. He was passionate about hunting and fishing.
He is survived by his son, Roger White; daughter Amanda White; son, Jacob White; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; adopted sons, Roberto and Fernando BearHill with his companion Denise Bear-Hill; sister, Tammy Dawn Olsen; brothers, Tyrus Follet, Rollie White, Chad Nelligan, Waylan Blount and Thomas Blount; sisters, Carol Wallette, Melanie Cole and Vicki Dahl.
He was is preceded in death by his daughter, Kayla White; and brothers, Richard Blount and Russell White.
His funeral was held Monday, Nov. 29, in the Frazer School gym. Interment followed at the Oswego Presbyterian Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with the arrangements.
