Dalton Blair Coor
Dalton Blair Coor, 70, of Polson died on August 10, 2005, at the University Washington Medical Center with family at his side.
Dal was born Jan. 24, 1935, to Estal R. and Evelyn M. Coor in southern California. He grew up in "the acres," graduating from Whittier High School. He married his high school sweetheart, Donna Marlene Smith on April 9, 1954. They shared 46 years together, raising two daughters and a son.
In 1966, they moved to Polson where Dal ran his own motorcycle and snowmachine sales and repair shop. In 1975, they moved to Alaska where Dal and Donna ran their trucking business GoldStreak Freightlines. They returned to Polson in 1987 to build their retirement home overlooking Flathead Lake where they entertained their family and friends, but most importantly enjoyed their six grandsons.
Dal had a wonderful sense of humor, a colorful tongue and couldn't resist a practical joke. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and throughout his life had a need for speed. He raced cars, motorcycles, snowmachines, and hydroplane boats. He built race tracks and organized races in Montana and Alaska for the enjoyment of many. His heart and home were always open to others, many of whom he mentored and treated as his own. Dal chose to live life to its fullest without a regret making many friends along the way.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Donna Coor; his father, Estal Coor, and his brother Kenneth Coor.
He is survived by his mother, Evelyn Coor of Hamilton, Texas; his children and their families: Dalonna Cooper, husband Gordon of Fairbanks, Alaska, and their children, Dustin, Andrew and Brian; Brenda Rae Coor and her husband Emil Havner of Palmer, Alaska; Darin Coor, wife Diana and their sons, Robert, Christopher and Traygor, all of Polson; brother Larry Coor and his wife Helene of California; mother-in-law, Lila Smith of California; numerous nieces and nephews in California and New Mexico; his adopted sons; his many friends and dog, Cubby.
At Dalton's request, there will be no services. A celebration of his life has been tentatively scheduled for Oct. 22 in Polson. The family can be reached through Brenda Rae Coor, HC01 Box 6115, Palmer, AK 99654 or