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Julian Wilson Norville  4/5/1926 – 11/26/2022

Julian was born on April 5, 1926, to Hugh Weston and Helen May Norville in Grand Rapids, North Dakota.  They lived in Larimore, North Dakota then in Lodge Grass, Montana, for a number of years before moving to Waterloo, Montana.

Julian attended high school in Whitehall, Montana.  After graduation, he studied mechanical engineering for two years at MSU before moving to Cardwell, Montana, in 1949, to pursue what he really wanted to do – ranching.

To pay for the ranch and improvements, Julian took on several side jobs.  He constructed fence for the forest service, did concrete work, worke...