A legacy at the carnival
Top: Ron Quint, Kyle Quint, Kelley Butler, Gena Tuttle, Tami Quint, Mary Lou Rhodes, Michelle Brajevich, Kristopher Moyer, Brittany Martinez, Amanda Cleary. Middle: Earl “Butch” Butler. Front: Kris Brajevich, Nathan Keys- holding Devyn Keys, Jill Moyer, Nolan Moyer. By Trey Mewes
From: The Austin, Minnesota Daily Herald
Saturday, December 24, 2011
The crowd’s the thing for Earl Butler. Putting smiles on people’s faces was what he lived for. From his roots in Austin working at his father’s grocery store to his ownership of the largest amusement park company on the Western seaboard, Butler wanted to make people happy.
“Butch,” as he was known, won’t be seeing smiles on Earth anymore, however. He passed away last Wednesday, Dec. 21 Kaiser Santa Clara Medical Center in Santa Clara, Calif. He was 69 years old.
“We are so saddened by the loss of our beloved father,” Butler’s family said in a statement. “Those who knew him, loved him and will never forget him. He raised us in an industry that he truly loved and we will carry on the legacy.”
Butler, along with his son Sean and daughters Tami, Kelley, Kris and Jill, helped build Butler Amusements as the premier amusement park company in the western states.read more at: http://www.austindailyherald.com/2011/12/24/a-legacy-at-the-carnival/
“Butch,” as he was known, won’t be seeing smiles on Earth anymore, however. He passed away last Wednesday, Dec. 21 Kaiser Santa Clara Medical Center in Santa Clara, Calif. He was 69 years old.
“We are so saddened by the loss of our beloved father,” Butler’s family said in a statement. “Those who knew him, loved him and will never forget him. He raised us in an industry that he truly loved and we will carry on the legacy.”
Butler, along with his son Sean and daughters Tami, Kelley, Kris and Jill, helped build Butler Amusements as the premier amusement park company in the western states.read more at: http://www.austindailyherald.com/2011/12/24/a-legacy-at-the-carnival/
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