Obituary: Monty Edwin McBride

August 31, 1942 – October 26, 2026 Monty Edwin McBride died October26th at the Veterans Community Center of Rifle at the age of 84 under the loving care from the staff. He had battled dementia since his late 70’s. He was hilarious, audacious optimist. His intellect and athletic prowess opened many doors which he charged through with confidence. He truly lived life to the fullest. He was raised as an only child on a lemon and avocado ranch in Santa Barbara, CA where his father worked. (He never lost his love for avocadoes). After his father left the family when Monty was eight, his mother moved them to the central valley. After one too many altercations with a school gang, his mother put him on a train for Lexington, Kentucky to live and work on a 7-acre farm with his aunt and uncle, a veterinarian who cared for Kentucky Derby horses. Monty was spotted mucking stalls and was cast as a barn boy in the Pat Boone movie April Love in 1957.

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