John Scott Engen

I was very saddened when I got the news of johns passing. I got the opportunity to meet him on a few occasions, one of those occasions he had attended a workshop where myself and two others were invited to speak and tell our battles and struggles and recovery with addictions in front of several Social Work upper classman. John shook hands and thanked us for sharing, you could see the kind humbleness in his eyes when he said "these are a few people with survival stories that I will never...

I met John when he worked for the Missoulian all those years ago. I was providing IT support and was an easy target for John's humorous jabs. I also worked with John through his travel agency and public relations company many years later. He was the funniest man I have ever known and proved it at the hundreds of fundraisers he was the MC for. I wouldn't see him often, a year would go buy and my wife and I would meet him on the street and he would call us by name and act as if we were...

A great person!

I believe I first met John at his travel agency, having already read his work for years in the newspaper. He seemed to have a gift for making you feel like you were *already* friends, even before you met him. And of course he was always good for making you laugh. in fact, my favorite John memory comes from the experience of being in a room with him for 45 minutes but *unable* to laugh. To help me with my campaign to finance a Missoula documentary, John agreed to record a brief, serious PSA...

I first met John in J-school and became instant friends with him when we worked briefly together at the Missoulian. Later in life, he entrusted me to be the City of Missoula's lobbyist at the Montana Legislature, something I did proudly for more than a decade. He seldom wanted to appear at the Legislature in person, but did on a few occasions, where he would always introduce himself as "John Engen, I work for the City of Missoula, which is a small town near the state of Montana." I'll miss...

Sending prayers for you and your loved ones...may peace be with you all

As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.