Guido Matthew Bugni

Guido Matthew Bugni

1935 - 2023

Heaven gained a great one when Guido Matthew Bugni, Jr., a faithful, devoted, honest, solid, quiet and humble rock of a man passed away early morning on December 22, 2023.

In 1935, Guido was the eldest of three boys born to Guido Louis and Virginia Carpino Bugni in the Italian neighborhood of Meaderville in Butte, MT. He often, some might say constantly, reminisced of his Butte boyhood. He left Butte to attend Carroll College where he studied chemistry and played football. A year after graduating from Carroll in 1958, he returned as a Professor of Chemistry where he stayed until his retirement in 2000. In 1967, Guido met fellow Carroll faculty Martha Ellen (Marcie) Fairhurst of Paducah, KY who came to Carroll for a "short" tenure. That plan quickly changed: Guido and Marcie (you couldn't say one without the other) were married in 1968, raised their four sons in Helena, and cherished their friendships in the Helena community, the Church, Carroll College, and beyond.

Guido was incredibly devoted to his wife, his family, his profession, his friends and his Catholic faith. He will be remembered for a lot of things: as a committed helper of others, a role that he brought to his teaching philosophy and a role that he maintained through his 80's; as a power bait fisherman and frequent fixture on the causeway or below the York bridge; as a state-champion handball player and an avid sports fan, of the New York Yankees, Notre Dame football, and anything his sons and grandsons were into; as a morning-shift keno player at Last Chance Casino; as a meticulous lawn keeper (the original google map street view of the family home fittingly pictured Guido mowing the lawn). He will be remembered for his good humor, intellect, integrity, and wit, but he will mostly be remembered as old-reliable for his simple and unwavering love.

Guido was preceded in death by his parents, Guido and Virginia Bugni; his wife, Marcie Bugni; his brother, Gerald (Jerry) Bugni; his father- and mother-in-law: Richard (Dick) and Rose Fairhurst, and his sister-in-law, Janet Fairhurst. Guido is survived by his brother, William (Bill) Bugni and his wife, Janie; his brother and sister-in-law: Richard and Janice Fairhurst; his four sons and their wives: Joseph (Joe) Bugni, James (Jamie) Bugni and Miriam Nuno, Michael (Mike) and Ann Bugni, and Matthew (Matt) and Katy Bugni; his grandsons: Daniel Bugni, Andrew Bugni, Nicholas (Nico) Bugni, Owen Bugni, Matteo Bugni, Guido Bugni, Oliver Bugni, Enzo Bugni, Franco Bugni, and Antonio (Tony) Bugni; and his nieces and nephew: Lisa Bugni, Kelly Brown, and Kevin Brown.

The family will begin receiving friends at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at Anderson Stevenson Wilke Funeral Home, 3750 N. Montana Avenue with a Vigil service scheduled for 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. A Funeral Mass will be held at Noon on Wednesday, January 3, 2024 from the Cathedral of St. Helena. Burial and Rite of Committal will follow at Resurrection Cemetery. A Reception following the burial in the Social Hall of Anderson Stevenson Wilke Funeral Home, 3750 N. Montana Ave. Please visit www.aswfuneralhome.com to offer a condolence to the family or to share a memory of Guido.