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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271466
Title: Julian "Lee" Gunlikson
Date: 4/2/1952-1/15/2025
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 4/2/1952
Summary: Lee Gunlikson, 72, passed away on January 15, 2025, at Sanford Hospital, Bemidji, MN. Funeral services were held January 25, 2025, at the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Williston, ND. Burial was at Riverview Cemetery in Williston. Lee was born April 2, 1952, the third son to Julian and Lorraine (Emery) Gunlikson. He grew up in Zahl, ND, and graduated from Grenora High School with the class of 1970. In high school he was an outstanding athlete in football, basketball and baseball. After high school he attended NDSU where he graduated with a degree in agriculture education. While at NDSU he played football and also some basketball and baseball. Lee has been a huge supporter of Bison Nation ever since. He was football season ticket holder, a member of NDSU Team Makers and attended many National Championship games in Frisco, TX. ONCE A BISON . . . ALWAYS A BISON. Lee went on to teach and coach football at Tioga High School until he moved back to Zahl to start farming and coaching football in Grenora. Lee married Shirley Miller and they were blessed with their beautiful daughter. Samantha Jo has been his pride and joy ever since. In 2017 Sam married Brandon Pond and Lee gained the son he never had. Sam and Brandon made Lee a “Papa” in 2020 with the birth of Reagan Lee. He was so proud and always had a picture to show or story to tell about them. In 1983 Lee and his brother-in-law Rick Tangedal opened All Seasons Sport About, Inc in Williston. Lee was on the road for many years selling uniforms, shoes, caps, jackets and Ad Specialty Items to schools, oilfield and all businesses. He loved visiting with all of the customers and had time for everyone. They successfully operated Sport About for 36 years and were awarded “Icon of the Year” by the Williston Economic Development Association in 2019. Lee was a member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, NDSU Team Makers, Jaycees, Williston Downtowners, the Moose Lodge, Williston Sports Committee, Korner Lions and other organizations. He was a Korner Lion for 41 years where he held many positions and chaired many events. He also served on the North Dakota Lions Foundation Board for six years. He was recognized with a Melvin Jones Fellowship presented by the Korner Lions Club for his humanitarian and community service. He was always promoting Lions in the community and gained many valuable friendships through this organization over the years. People knew Lee everywhere he went. He made many lifelong friendships throughout the years and always took time for a visit, a hug, and a smile. He was everyone’s cheerleader and with his big booming voice you knew he was in the room. He truly cared about everyone! Lee is survived by his daughter, Samantha Pond, her husband Brandon, and his granddaughter, Reagan Lee Pond; brothers, Roger (Pam), Don (Carol Ann) Gunlikson; sisters, Laurie Bartz, Janet (Rick) Tangedal and Sandy (Rod) Opperud and their families; his nephews and nieces, aunts and uncles and cousins were so important to him. There were very few family events or reunions that he did not attend or help plan. Lee was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, David; brother-in-law, Ron Bartz; nephew and godson, Travis Lee Gunlikson; and great nephew, Micah Bartz.
Red ID: FND_I_78955 Image ID: 521605 Image Notes: FND001 271466

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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