Gary Pretty Paint

Gary Lee Pretty Paint passed over to the other side of the camp on January 27, 2025. He was born to Perry Pretty Paint and Grace Three Irons Rock Above on April 7, 1941, but was raised by Pera Not Afraid and his Black Lodge Family. His Indian name was Baachiliileetaash "The Fearless One". He was a descendant of Chief Wolf Bow, Big Sky, Fair Bullseye and Pretty Paint. He was a member of the Greasy Mouth Clan and a child of Big Lodge.
Gary graduated from Hardin High School, and while there his 1960 cross-country team went on to be inaugurated into the Montana Hall of Fame. Before college, he served a mission through the Latter-day Saints as a missionary at Crow Agency. After, he went to Haskell Institute and received an associate degree in printing, then went to college through BYU Utah University to get his apprentice degree. Using his associate, he worked for Dessert News and Tribute News as the person who ran the press machine and eventually retired from there.
He came back to the Crow Nations to do odds and ends to help his people. He spoke for the people, he worked for Crow Housing Authority, he was an advisor, and he worked amongst the Crow Nation. He was active in Native American culture and loved Pow Wows, Hand Games, and pretty much everything involving singing, teaching them to his children and grandchildren. In fact, his son and him traveled to different states to participate with the Crow Agency singers in singing competitions. He was on the Pow Wow trail all the time. He got married in the Temple to Jo Danele Hall who gave him his beautiful children Suzette, Ammon, Mellisa, Mosiah, Mike, and Heidi whom they raised with love and care.
Gary was preceded in death by his parents; his children Ammon, Mosiah, and Michael Pretty Paint, his granddaughter Brandi Moon, his grandson Elijah Whiteclay; his maternal grandparents Victor Three Irons, Sr., Ceclia Big Sky; paternal grandparents Pretty Paint Women on Top of the Mountain, Pera, Nancy and Marie Pretty Paint, Audrie Deputee, Loettal Wallace, and Elizabeth White Fox; his sisters Glenda Morrison, Caroline Miller, Mary Wallace, Geneva Other Medicine, Jaqueline Ware, Alice Bear Cloud, Nelvette (George) Seimon, Pansy Dawes and Carole Howe; his brothers Melvin (Elsie) Pretty Paint, Thomas (Marcella) Wall, Nelson, and Sterling (Linda) Wallace, Merle (Phyllis) Big Medicine, Larson Medicine Horse, Franklin "Jakie" Hous,e and Melvin Que Three Irons.
Gary's survivors include his children Suzette and Heidi Pretty Paint, Mellisa Alvarado, Tori (Oliver) Half and Marvin (Alberta) Wall; his grandchildren Colt Moon, Marcus, Kelsie, Jonafrin (Letesia), Dadriam, Issac, Marissa, Hayleigh, Sarena, Devon, Dylan, Netto, Damon, Gabriel, Yesenia, Alex, Ammon, Jr., Rebekah, Samantha, Daneya, Sharice, Ambrosia, Alicia, Isaiah, Jasmine, Kayden, Roston, Jar'sen Shelby, Quinn Dale, and Victor Ray (Maureen) Pretty Paint; his great-grandchildren, Lacius, Ember and Rowyn Pretty Paint; his sisters Agatha (Bruce Big Boy House), Frances and Debbie Pretty Paint, Lavina Passes, Daisy (Edward) Stamper, Valerie (Jeff) Packs the Hat, Marlene Walking Bear, Avis, and Lanna Three Irons, Berva Chandler, Patti Medicine Horse, Rachel (Robert) Old Horn, Darla (Sam) Horn, Fannie Plenty Hoops, Mary Iron; his brothers Stanley Pretty Paint, Raymond House, Terry Roselund, Robert Howe, Arthur Alden, Heywood Big Day Sr., Michael (Lisa) D. Hall, Gayle and Clarence (Jocelyn) Three Irons.
His extended families include Foginthemorning, Not Afraid, Dawes, White Fox, White Clay, Morrison, Reed, Bear Cloud, Other Medicine, Long Ears, Glenmore, Frederick, Cochran, Goes Ahead, Stray Calf, Big Day, Rock Above, Pease, Bull In Sight, Little Light, Three Irons, Hall, Medicine Horse, High Hawk, Driftwood, Plenty Hoops, Williamson, Pretty Weasel, Takes Horse, Mountain Sheep, Singer, Wallace, Spotted Horse, Beaumont and Sees the Ground; Fort Belknap Family Iron Man and Brockie; Rocky Boy Family Stumps, Big Sky, Standing Rock, Tops Sky, and Denny.
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