Neil Albright, 49, died in a boating accident on the Clark Fork River on July 8, 2012. Neil was born in Great Falls on Sept. 7, 1962, to Herb and Bette (Barker) Albright.

Neil received his education in Kalispell schools, graduating from Flathead High School in 1981. He attended Helena Vo-Tech for one year. He married Estelle Knoles of Helena, and to this union a son, Knute, was born. They were later divorced.  

He was employed by Valley Glass. In 1984 Mark Meek, Neil and Herb Albright opened a glass shop, Frontline Glass, in Helena, where he worked for 10 years. In 1994, Valley Glass established a new store in Polson with Neil as the manager. He later returned to the Kalispell store as a commercial glazier. Neil installed the skylights, doors, and windows at the Glacier International Airport.  

He spent many enjoyable hours fishing, floating and hunting in Northwest Montana. He also spent a lot of time at the Albright cabin on the Thompson River.

He is survived by his son, Knute, of Helena; his parents, Herb and Bette Albright; his sister and brother-in-law, Cindy and Nick Jones; sister-in-law, Marcie Albright; nieces and nephews, Beau and Taylor Albright, and Emily and Austin Jones; aunts and uncles, Claudia and George Perusich of Butte, Bonnie and John Sturgeon of Great Falls, Barbara and Reno Parker of Butte, Norma and Don Neyman of West Pueblo, Colo., and Marta Barker of Bigfork.  

He was preceded in death by his brother, Keith, in 2008.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 13, at the Epworth United Methodist Church. A reception will follow in the church basement. Interment will be held at 12:30 p.m. at C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery.

Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home is caring for Neil’s family. You are invited to go to www.jgfuneralhome.com to offer condolences and sign Neil’s guest book.