Diane Rae Clodfelter

Diane Rae Clodfelter (Dolly) Diane (Dolly) left her family and friends too soon on May 26, 2013. She was born on the Sioux Reservation at Fort Peck, Poplar, MT., on June 28, 1945. Diane and her family settled in Tucson, AZ, where she graduated from Tucson High School. She was the proud mother of two wonderful daughters, Emie Lee (Theriot) and Mary Denise (Webster). "Dolly" was the oldest of six children and "Big Sister" to sister, Mary Krachmer (Frank), and brothers, Robert (Bobby) Duckwiler (Nancy), David Duckwiler (Rena), and Lee Duckwiler (Carol). She leaves two grandchildren that meant everything to her, Travis and Courtney Webster. "Dolly" was predeceased by her father, Robert Duckwiler; mother, Georgia Schoenherr; sister, Denise Duckwiler and beloved aunt, Emma Abbott. The family wishes to acknowledge and thank Diane's very close, special friends: Maria Diaz, for providing Diane with years of service, support and love; Gail Dunlap and Richard Siegel, for their very special, long-time friendship, evolving in later years to "The Three Musketeers" as Diane labeled them; Carol Cramer, Laura Rowe and Laurie Guillaume, for years of friendship. Diane started her career at Hughes Aircraft Company with a plan to retire, and after 26 years ("Magic 75"), she did - July 2000 (then, Raytheon). While at Hughes, Diane worked various programs, from ARBS to the Phoenix, AMRAAM and RAM Missile Programs. She was a whiz as Proposal Section Head and negotiated numerous contracts over the years. While on AMRAAM, Diane "sweated it out" in Florida, for months at a time and numerous trips, negotiating with her Government Customer. She was famous for her "commanding" persona. One of Diane's favorite pastimes was to introduce family and friends (dubbed by Gail as "Holding Court") wherever she was, but especially on Sundays at the Doubletree Champagne Brunch. Her favorite and loving waitress, Kafette, would assure that her table was ready and Diane would sit for hours and talk to everyone in the room. No matter where she was, Diane would try to make contact with as many in the room as she could, making each of them instant friends. Diane will remain a treasured mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Per her wishes, there will be no funeral and burial will take place in Poplar, MT. where she will join her mother, sister, and beloved aunt in eternal peace. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made, in her name, to the Foundation for Alcoholism Research, Telephone: 802-758-2243, P.O. Box 51, Bridport, Vermont 05734 or on-line at http://alcoholismresearch.org/ (email: info@alcoholismresearch.org)(100% of all donations go directly to research.) Arrangements by ADAIR FUNERAL HOMES, Dodge Chapel.