Statewide County WA Archives Obituaries.....Montgomery,  Thomas Scott     March 15, 2006
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Published in The Daily News on 3/18/2006.

Tom was born into a Navy family in Guam on October 22, 1951 and he returned to 
the mainland in 1952. Over the following thirteen years he lived in 
Philadelphia, PA, Corpus Christi, TX, San Diego, CA, and Portsmouth, VA before 
taking permanent residence on Mercer Island in the Puget Sound area. Following 
graduation from Mercer Island High School in 1969, Tom attended and graduated 
from the University of Washington with an undergraduate degree in Botany, and 
his Doctor of Medicine in 1977. Three years later he completed his training and 
Certification as an Anesthesiologist. Tom practiced for several years at St. 
John Hospital in Longview before retiring. Tom was an active sportsman, deeply 
involved in the outdoor world which was his passion. He loved skiing, hiking, 
and mountain and rock climbing. He summited Mt. Rainier numerous times. Tom 
loved white water rafting, canoeing and saltwater kayaking. He loved to take 
his family & friends down the Columbia River in his kayak. He was a fisherman 
and forester and took many fishing trips with his son Zac. As a young man, he 
spent his summers during Medical School as a Park Ranger in Yellowstone 
National Park. Tom built a beautiful log home in Kelso and tended the 
surrounding forest for many years. Tom and Ellen married in 1991. He helped 
raise his step children Nate, Kali and Paige. The family shared vacations, 
camping, hiking, fishing and numerous trips to Yellowstone and Arizona. Tom and 
Ellen also worked together to complete the log home and the endless chores of 
their home life; from chopping wood to gardening. Tom and his family lived in 
Gallup, Albuquerque, and Grants, NM where his spiritual interest in the Navajo 
people led him to study and speak the Navajo language. He practiced yoga 
extensively over the last several years, becoming a Certified Yoga Instructor. 
He was an avid traveler. He visited Europe numerous times including trips to 
Turkey, Peru and all over the United States. Above all, Tom was a family man, 
he deeply loved his wife Ellen, sons Zac, Brian and Nathan and daughters Miah, 
Kali and Paige. He devoted himself most especially to his four year old twins 
Miah and Brian. All that knew Tom felt his love and acceptance and will sorely 
miss his gentle smile, peaceful spirit and affectionate embrace. Tom was 
preceded in death by his mother, Fay Anthony (O'Connor) Montgomery. Survivors 
include: Wife Ellen at home, son Zachariah of Yakima, twins Brian and Miah at 
home and Nathan, Kali and Page Gerhman of Kelso. He is also survived by his 
father Duncan Otis Montgomery and step-mother Ayako Montgomery of Monroe, WA. 
He is also survived by brothers Patrick Montgomery of Victoria, TX, Timothy 
Montgomery of Mt. Vernon, WA and Mark Montgomery of Waitsberg, WA; sisters Mary 
McGuire of Easton, PA and Barbara Hotaling of Dubois, WY and numerous nieces 
and nephews. Funeral Services will be held at the Calvary Baptist Church on 
Tuesday, March 21, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. with Chaplain Steve White officiating. 
Concluding service, an Internment will follow at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. 
Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to NW Lyons Eye Bank, 901 
Boren Ave. Suite #801, Seattle, WA 98104 or to the American Diabetes 
Association Memorial Honors Program, Box 2680 N. Canton, OH 44720, or Lower 
Columbia Mental Health Center, 917 14th Ave, Longview, WA 98632 or to the 
charity of your choice. Columbia Funeral Service is in charge of the 
arrangements. 

 
  


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