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2009 E.C.D.R. Club Officers
President
Brian Buck. 750-4266
Vice President
Krista Artis 453-8386
Secretary
Lindsay Mahoney 453-2134
Treasurer
Tana Meyer. 727-1176
Member at Large
Dick Tabacco.
President
Brian Buck. 750-4266
Vice President
Krista Artis 453-8386
Secretary
Lindsay Mahoney 453-2134
Treasurer
Tana Meyer. 727-1176
Member at Large
Dick Tabacco.
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We Lost a True Friend and a Great Member ( WADZY 361)
Jimmy Jack, "JJ" Wadsworth, 37, Great Falls, owner of Wadsworth Builders Co., Inc.,
died Friday at a local hospital from injuries received in a motocross accident last
week.
Visitation is 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Schnider Funeral Home. His funeral is 10
a.m. Thursday at Central Assembly of God Church, with burial in Highland Cemetery.
JJ passed away Friday evening, June 19 at Benefis Health Systems after
complications from a motocross accident June 14 while racing at the Electric City Dirt
Riders Track in Great Falls. He was surrounded by his beloved family and dear
friends. JJ leaves behind his loving family: wife Heidi; sons Riley and Bailey; parents
Cliff and Georgia; and many siblings and other relatives and close friends - not to
mention his faithful dog, Harley.
JJ was born May12, 1972, to Clifford and Georgia (Barkovich) Wadsworth in Great
Falls where he was raised and educated. He graduated from C.M. Russell High
School in 1990 and attended the University of Montana. On July 16, 1994, he married
Heidi Holzheimer.
JJ was a member of the Montana Contractor's Association, the Meadowlark Country
Club, Electric City Dirt Riders and the High Country Motocross Association.
He was a passionate person, working hard and living life to the fullest. He lived every
day as if it were his last. "Wadzy," as he was known to his close friends, enjoyed a
multitude of activities with his extended family and friends, including outings to their
cabin on Placid Lake for boating and jet skiing, which was his relaxation.
JJ was a proud father to his boys and enjoyed nothing greater than the time spent with
Bailey and Riley. Winters were time for snowmobiling, and summers were spent at
the lake and traveling the state of Montana with them to numerous motocross races
as they both began their own junior racing careers - something he had done as a boy
when he was a championship rider.
Family - including those unrelated to him, but to whom he had become just that close
- were an integral part of JJ's life. Friendships formed, whether at the track with his
fellow racers and campers or watching his UM Grizzly football team from the stands,
were important to him. JJ was a caring friend and acquaintance - willing to step up on
a moments notice to help someone in need.
From the time he was 4 years old, JJ had a passion for construction, helping Cliff
build projects even as a little guy. He joined his father at the company full-time in 1992
and was a major force in transforming a small plumbing business into a
multi-million-dollar general contracting firm. A longtime member of the Montana
Contractors Association, JJ believed in working together toward the best possible
product.
JJ's recreational pursuits trended toward those involving a motor. Motorized vehicles
were just such an integral part of his persona. Whether it be snowmobiling on a
sponsored team, rebuilding his classic '50s Chevy truck or riding motocross with his
boys - he enjoyed the connection between man and machine and was able to extract
the most from it.
There are many ways to summarize the life that was JJ Wadsworth. Probably the best
we'll leave up to him. "Hope we have a good start", his buddy once said to him on the
starting line at a race. To which JJ replied with a smile, "Try to keep up." And so, we
are now left to chase our friend JJ, trying to keep up as we continue in his example to
live vigorous lives.
Surviving are his wife, Heidi Wadsworth; and his sons, Riley Wadsworth and Bailey
Wadsworth, all of Great Falls; his parents, Cliff Wadsworth and Georgia Wadsworth,
both of Great Falls; sisters Treva Wadsworth of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, and Theresa
Walden of Great Falls; brothers Michael Wadsworth of Great Falls and Brett
Wadsworth of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ted and Vi Wadsworth, Alice and Don
Mortenson and George Barkovich.
The family suggests memorials to the Montana Contractors Association, or Electric
City Dirt Riders, PO Box 2073, Great Falls, MT 59403.
Condolences may be posted online at www.schniderfuneralhome.com and/or
www.gftribune.com/obituaries.
died Friday at a local hospital from injuries received in a motocross accident last
week.
Visitation is 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Schnider Funeral Home. His funeral is 10
a.m. Thursday at Central Assembly of God Church, with burial in Highland Cemetery.
JJ passed away Friday evening, June 19 at Benefis Health Systems after
complications from a motocross accident June 14 while racing at the Electric City Dirt
Riders Track in Great Falls. He was surrounded by his beloved family and dear
friends. JJ leaves behind his loving family: wife Heidi; sons Riley and Bailey; parents
Cliff and Georgia; and many siblings and other relatives and close friends - not to
mention his faithful dog, Harley.
JJ was born May12, 1972, to Clifford and Georgia (Barkovich) Wadsworth in Great
Falls where he was raised and educated. He graduated from C.M. Russell High
School in 1990 and attended the University of Montana. On July 16, 1994, he married
Heidi Holzheimer.
JJ was a member of the Montana Contractor's Association, the Meadowlark Country
Club, Electric City Dirt Riders and the High Country Motocross Association.
He was a passionate person, working hard and living life to the fullest. He lived every
day as if it were his last. "Wadzy," as he was known to his close friends, enjoyed a
multitude of activities with his extended family and friends, including outings to their
cabin on Placid Lake for boating and jet skiing, which was his relaxation.
JJ was a proud father to his boys and enjoyed nothing greater than the time spent with
Bailey and Riley. Winters were time for snowmobiling, and summers were spent at
the lake and traveling the state of Montana with them to numerous motocross races
as they both began their own junior racing careers - something he had done as a boy
when he was a championship rider.
Family - including those unrelated to him, but to whom he had become just that close
- were an integral part of JJ's life. Friendships formed, whether at the track with his
fellow racers and campers or watching his UM Grizzly football team from the stands,
were important to him. JJ was a caring friend and acquaintance - willing to step up on
a moments notice to help someone in need.
From the time he was 4 years old, JJ had a passion for construction, helping Cliff
build projects even as a little guy. He joined his father at the company full-time in 1992
and was a major force in transforming a small plumbing business into a
multi-million-dollar general contracting firm. A longtime member of the Montana
Contractors Association, JJ believed in working together toward the best possible
product.
JJ's recreational pursuits trended toward those involving a motor. Motorized vehicles
were just such an integral part of his persona. Whether it be snowmobiling on a
sponsored team, rebuilding his classic '50s Chevy truck or riding motocross with his
boys - he enjoyed the connection between man and machine and was able to extract
the most from it.
There are many ways to summarize the life that was JJ Wadsworth. Probably the best
we'll leave up to him. "Hope we have a good start", his buddy once said to him on the
starting line at a race. To which JJ replied with a smile, "Try to keep up." And so, we
are now left to chase our friend JJ, trying to keep up as we continue in his example to
live vigorous lives.
Surviving are his wife, Heidi Wadsworth; and his sons, Riley Wadsworth and Bailey
Wadsworth, all of Great Falls; his parents, Cliff Wadsworth and Georgia Wadsworth,
both of Great Falls; sisters Treva Wadsworth of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, and Theresa
Walden of Great Falls; brothers Michael Wadsworth of Great Falls and Brett
Wadsworth of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ted and Vi Wadsworth, Alice and Don
Mortenson and George Barkovich.
The family suggests memorials to the Montana Contractors Association, or Electric
City Dirt Riders, PO Box 2073, Great Falls, MT 59403.
Condolences may be posted online at www.schniderfuneralhome.com and/or
www.gftribune.com/obituaries.