Angels fly because they “take themselves lightly,” Leslie Oakland often said. This fall, cancer cut Oakland’s life short, but what a difference she made in her 61 years. Oakland, who led City Motor Co., “opened her wings to lighten everyone’s day.” She was a good-humored woman who championed causes with grace — fighting for the rights of battered women, helping those with intellectual disabilities, funding research to cure disease and creating opportunities for students to learn and grow. She was, as her obituary said, “there to see the opportunities and be part of the solution,” transforming numerous local organizations along the way. Oakland is among the Montanans, ages 7 months to 105 years, whose lives and legacies we honor today. For many, only after they died did we learn through their obituaries about their adventures, service, love and legacies. Remembered for overcoming hardship The daughter of Dutton homesteaders, Molly Munro, 91, started college in the 1940s and finished at age 60 with a B.A. in sociology from Carroll College. She held major offices in numerous community organizations and was on the national AARP legislative council. MSU professor Lauren McKinsey, 74, was involved with Montana’s 1972 Constitutional Convention, and collaborated on the book “We… Read full this story
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