Flanked by members of Police Company Delta of the U.S. Marine Corps, Sen. Conrad Burns’ casket, draped in a U.S. flag, awaits the family processional Friday morning at MetraPark. (Judy Killen photo)
Originally published in the Yellowstone County News print edition on 5/13/16
BILLINGS — Humorous anecdotes balanced poignant moments as a crowd of about 1,000 gathered last week to say goodbye to Sen. Conrad Burns.
It was a fitting tribute to the man who “never met a stranger,” said his daughter, Keely Godwin during the funeral service at MetraPark. Her father was interested in everything, she said, especially people, but also music and reading.
“I never met anyone that read more than Dad,” she said, although many people who knew him may be surprised by his avid interest in books.
“Mostly, he was interested in people,” she said. “How they interacted… how to make (all) our goals read more
