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Steven Boutilier

July 10, 1987 – July 1, 2019

Steve Boutilier, 31,

Minot, died on Monday,

July 1, 2019 in a Minot

hospital from injuries sus-

tained in a motorcycle ac-

cident.

Steven Will “Steve”

Boutilier was born on July

10, 1987 to Curt and Di-

ane (Will) Boutilier and

his big brother, Brad, in

Minot, ND. Steve loved to

be on-the-go! At the age of

14, he got a job at Ken-

tucky Fried Chicken and

later worked at Trinity

Nursing Home where

Steve enjoyed the

residents and would do

his magic tricks for them-

finding coins behind their

ears and levitating.

In high school, his

beloved sixth grade teach-

er, Patrice Mitchell, invit-

ed him to be the student

manager for the girl’s

hockey team, resulting in

him lettering in Girl’s

Hockey. Steve loved sci-

ence and his home be-

came his laboratory for

experiments. He grew

plants using hydroponics

(without soil) and he be-

came a collector of rocks.

Steve graduated from

Minot High School with

the Class of 2006.

Steve graduated from

Minot State University

with a degree in Geology.

Shortly after graduation,

Jim Potts, a former high

school science teacher

who Steve enjoyed and

who was working for the

State Oil and Gas Divi-

sion, told Steve about a

job opening. Steve was

hired and he often said it

was the perfect job for

him. Steve enjoyed his

co-workers, his adven-

tures of daily journeys

into the oil field to obtain

the required data with the

added bonus of seeing a

variety of wildlife. His

most recent accomplish-

ment was becoming a Cer-

tified Drone Pilot.

Steve was a people per-

son. He enjoyed bar-

becues with friends, play-

ing video games, attend-

ing church services at the

Pursuit and just hanging

out at his condo. Steve

created a movie room

downstairs and filled his

home with art work to re-

flect his interests. He was

very interested in photog

raphy and enjoyed taking

pictures of friends, family

and nature. This past

year, his brother, Brad,

and his dad got him in-

terested in ice fishing,

which he thoroughly en-

joyed in the comfort of a

heated shelter. They also

enjoyed riding jet skis to-

gether at the lake in the

summer. He would often

offer his mom a ride, but

she would decline when

she saw that twinkle in

his eye that indicated it

would be a ride she

wouldn’t forget! Steve en-

joyed having bagels at the

Bagel Stop with friends

and family, where he

would keep everyone en-

tertained with his funny

stories. He was in the pro-

cess of restoring the 1977

Corvette he purchased

and enjoyed giving rides

to anyone who wanted to

join him. Steve also loved

animals. When he decid-

ed to get a pet, he chose

CoCo, a small poodle ter-

rier mix and the runt of

the litter, who followed

him everywhere.

Steve’s loving family

includes his parents: Curt

and Diane Boutilier of

Minot; brother: Brad of

Bismarck; grandmother:

Janice Boutilier of Gran-

ville; aunts and uncles:

Renae and Dennis Bau-

com, Paul and Cathy

Boutilier, Missy and Tim

Shields, Eileen (Ted)

Hochhalter, Dan and Don-

na Will, Allen and Marjie

Schirado, Rick and Patty

Steinert and numerous

cousins.

Steve was preceded in

death by his

grandparents: Edwin and

Agnes Will and Larry

Boutilier, uncle: Ted

Hochhalter and cousin:

Mike Hochhalter.

Funeral Service: Satur-

day, July 6, 2019 at 10:00

a.m. in the Northland

Harvest Church – 140

Souris Drive – Minot. Visi-

tation will be held one

hour prior to the start of

the service at the church.

Memorials are pre-

ferred to the Souris Valley

Animal Shelter or to the

Ice Cold Ryders.

Memories and con-

dolences can be shared at

www.thomasfamily

funeralhome.com.