A public servant and man of incredibly diverse knowledge, Raymond William Farrell was born in the oil field camps near Cut Bank, Montana, on March 29, 1935, to Ray and Dorothy Farrell. He peacefully and quietly passed away on January 12, leaving a legacy that will remain with his large family for generations.
He was raised in a time when hard work and dedication were instilled in a man at a young age, qualities that would serve him throughout his life, and which he gifted to his own children. He held many jobs while growing up in Cut Bank, but none was more impactful than working for his uncle as a sheet-metal apprentice at Shelby Sheet Metal. Ray attended and graduated from Cut Bank High School, then was off to Powell, Wyoming, to attend college and play baseball. While visiting his grandparents in Deaver, Wyoming, he met the love of his life, Dorothy Mae Partridge. They married June 1, 1957 and began their 63-year adventure together.
Shortly after the wedding, Ray attended the Law Enforcement Academy and began a 26-year career as a Montana State Highway Patrolman. Aside from his children, his service as a patrolman filled him with more pride than anything else. Rarely did we sit down together without hearing stories from his years on the Patrol.
