Father of two close friends died last week. He was a good journalist.

Hats off to Terry Dwyer.

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/newsroom/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=100355704

Published: March 12, 2007 3:30 PM ET

GREAT FALLS, Mont. Terry Dwyer was a reporter who rose to become managing editor and vice president of the Great Falls Tribune. He retired in 1988, and died Sunday at his home in Great Falls.

He was 84.

Dwyer worked at the Helena Independent Record for seven years before joining the Tribune in 1953 as a general assignment reporter. He was promoted to city editor in 1965 and to managing editor in 1974. In 1984, Dwyer became vice president of the Great Falls Tribune Company.

Before retiring in 1988, he won the President's Award from the Montana Newspaper Association for his long service to journalism in Montana.

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http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070312/NEWS01/703120304/1002

Dwyer was born in Alexander, N.D. in 1922. He attended Minot State College, graduating in 1943. In 1944, he graduated from the U.S. Maritime Service Officer Training School. He served in the Merchant Marines during World War II.

Both Dwyer and his wife were active in 4-H. In 1962, he was elected president of the Montana 4-H foundation.

He was also involved in the Kiwanis Club, the Society of Professional Journalists and Montanans for Children, Youth and Families.

Even after losing his sight to macular degeneration in 1998, he published two books.

"By Way of Hope: The True Story of Three Women Homesteaders," came out in 2002. It told the story of Dwyer growing up in tarpaper shack and being raised by his mother after his father died when he was two. His second book, "Looking Back in Black and White: 42 Years as a Montana Newsman" was published in 2003.


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and a loss for those who knew him. May he rest in peace.

I've added his books to my list.

set him up with voice software so he could just dictate his books.

He was very active toward the end, still writing, giving readings, and so on.

His kids are some great people too.

I read that paper on a lot of mornings growing up. It was the best we had for a long while in Montana.

Thank you for this obit...

He must have been quite a fellow, taking on all those challenges.

I suspect his contributions will be felt for a long, long time.