[br][br]George "Mick" Hotrum, 71, passed away peacefully on June 19, 2015 in Missoula, Montana. Mick was born to George and Marion Hotrum, on May 27, 1944 in Spokane and had deep family ties to the area. He attended Eastern Washington State University and Cascade College after high school but soon followed his brother, Lanny, to Alaska and never looked back.
MIck loved everything that Alaska had in store. He was well known for his large stature and even larger personality. He was an avid hunter that had many close encounters during adventures in the wild. He was larger than life and his humor made people feel comfortable and his stories fascinated them. He loved his God more than anything and always shared that part of his life with those he met.
In Juneau, Alaska he met Sharon Baker. Mick and Sharon married in 1967 and had three daughters, Tonja, Katrina, and Tara. His daughters meant the world to him. Mick enjoyed spending family time camping, hunting, restoring vintage automobiles, drag racing, coaching his daughters teams, volunteering at his church and giving assistance to those in need.
Mick married his childhood sweetheart Eileen in 2003 in Tucson, AZ. Mick transformed the ten country acres in Spokane into a beautiful park and he enjoyed it every day. He delighted in having people over and had many large bbqs where stories of his exploits permeated the gathering. There was no better evening than listening to him and visiting Alaska friends retell their adventures. . Mick never slowed down. Even as his health failed he always had something new he wanted to try, somewhere to go and someone new to meet. He was busy doing those very things on his very last day.
Mick was preceeded in death by his mother and father, grandparents Richard and Nina Bush, Fred and Mary Hotrum, brothers Larry Kappler and Lanny Hotrum, and brother in law Gordon Smith as well as many friends.
He is survived by his wife Eileen, sister Diane Hotrum, sister in law Jeanette Smith, daughters Tonja Hotrum (Joe), Trina Lopez (Tim), Tara Thompson (Frank), grandchildren Calvin, Alonso, Dylan, Madison, Gannon, Keegan, Ramsay, Tessa and Baylee and several nephews and nieces. His family and many friends will miss him greatly.