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Horatio 'Gene' Stalcup |
| June 14, 1927 ~
February 11, 2012 |
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February 18, 2012 |
 Horatio
"Gene" Stalcup passed away Saturday, February
11, 2012, at Kootenai Medical Center, Coeur
d'Alene. The family is planning a Memorial
Service at Brad Stalcup's Moyie Springs
residence in the spring.
Born June 14, 1927, in Minneapolis and grew up
in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Gene started out working for the Great Northern
Railroad as a cook in the "Empire Builder"
dinning car. The late 1940s to 1958 he was a
licensed American Motorcycle Association
professional racer, competing in the nationwide
scheduled events in the summer months and
working as a machinist during the long Minnesota
winters.
In 1958, a near fatal crash ended his racing
career, but not his love of motorcycling. In
1961, he opened a B M Wand Yamaha motorcycle
dealership and repair shop in Riverside,
California, and also continued advancing his
machinist skills and training on the side. In
1970 he headed for the northwest and settled in
Bonners Ferry the summer of 1971, where he
started and operated G & M Manufacturing, a
general machine shop, in the Three Mile area
until his death.
Gene's rides to motorcycle rallies all across
the country and Canada from Bonners Ferry were
among his fondest memories. He also enjoyed
square dancing, hunting, fishing, camping, and
golf.
He is survived by his sister Inez Pond,
Bloomington, Minnesota; nieces Yvette Mealman,
Connie Mealman, Nancy McCoy and nephew James
Pond. Daughter Vicky Stalcup, granddaughter Dena
Neice and four great grandchildren, all in the
Riverside, California area,son Bradley Stalcup
and wife Kathy, Moyie Springs; grandchildren
Tiana Dirks and husband Amos, and three great
grandchildren; Tessa, Wyatt, and Holly of
Potlatch. He is also survived by grandson Adam
Michel and Lauren of Moyie Springs, and his
companion for the last ten years, Beverly
Torrence, Bonners Ferry.
Family and friends are invited to sign Gene’s
book at
www.bonnersferryfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are entrusted to the care of
Bonners Ferry Funeral Home.
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