Roger Frampton

Roger Milton Frampton, 60, passed away at Kalispell Regional Medical Center on June 5, 2006, due to complications from surgery.

Roger was born on March 26, 1946, in Salt Lake City, the youngest of three children born to Milton J. and Patricia Bernardine DeVinny Frampton. He attended grade school in Denver. He started high school at Rincon High School in Tucson, and later graduated from the San Diego Military Academy.

After high school, Roger joined Kent at the San Francisco City College's Hotel and Restaurant School. After graduating from college, Roger moved to Las Vegas, joined the Army Reserves and began his more than 40-year career working in the casino industry. He began as a front desk clerk at the Del Webb Mint hotel and casino.

While at the Mint, Roger met his future wife, Ginny Johnson, who was working in room reservations. They were married in Las Vegas on May 2, 1970. Roger worked at the Del Webb Sahara Tahoe and later Circus Circus, where he worked as a pit boss for several years.

Roger drove to Montana in March of 1986 to visit his brother, Kent, and quickly decided to move to here. He partnered with Kent in Cavanaugh's Casino at the Kalispell Center Mall and worked there until opening the Best Bet Kalispell in 1998. Roger and Kent started several successful businesses in Kalispell, Whitefish, Helena and Missoula. Roger enjoyed the gaming industry and returned often to Las Vegas to take in the city, visit son Jeff, and see other friends and family.

Roger is survived by his children, Jill, of Kalispell, and Jeffrey, of Las Vegas; his brother Kent and wife Mary, of Whitefish; his sister Kay Medrano and husband Ray, of Las Vegas; his ex-wife Ginny, of Las Vegas; nieces and nephews Susan and Chris Proctor, of Las Vegas, Scott Medrano, of Las Vegas, Sean and Diana Frampton and MJ and Tim Lannaghan, all of Whitefish, Kyrene and Stephen Butters, of Denver, and Michael Heggem, of Minneapolis; and many great nieces and great nephews who all loved "Uncle Roger," including Tyler, Justin, Dillon, Ethan, Tatum, Maria, Ryan and Luke.

Burial took place June 10, 2006 at the C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery in Kalispell.

Memorials can be made to the charity of choice.