2/2 You loved buying motor homes trailers and some really
classic cars, Boss Hog and several Corvettes.
I loved playing golf with you and Kieth and then later with you and the boy's. Grandpa's rules, unlimited mulligans, gimmes are within 3 feet of the cup, teeing it up on the fairway is okay, and your love to search for lost golf balls, it was always an adventure.
I know you were so very proud of your family and we are so proud and blessed to have you as our father. It was hard to see your body age and fail in recent years and especially your mind not work like it used too. Life will be very different for me for sure because you have ALWAYS been there for me and there is a void that will never be filled until I see you again. I've been thinking a lot since you passed about what it must be like for you now to be in the presence of the Lord and I'm comforted by 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 about our reunion and also Revelations 21:4 that the sorrow I'm experiencing now is earthly and we'll only experience joy in heaven. Thank you for always loving me and especially for raising me in a home that modeled Christ's love for the church by your love for your bride and family. I know our separation is only temporary and we will be united again.
Love you Dad!!!!
Blake

Dad,
This is a letter of thanks to you for a life well lived and a Godly example for your family to see and follow.
I have so many great memories of you and will think of you daily until either Christ returns or I follow you by death, either way it's very comforting to know i will see you again and we will spend eternity together.
You had your earthly priorities in the correct biblical order, God , family, church, friends country. You were a great example of being in Gods word daily and being led by God's word. You gave generously to the church and missions and anyone in need. You were a great provider and protector of your family.
I have so many great childhood memories of you, you were a great father and I'm very thankful for all of the time God allowed us together. You disciplined us so we weren't spoiled and taught us how to work hard. We always wanted to please you and definitely never wanted to disappoint our dad. You taught us what marital love looks like by loving and caring for mom through the years, only to be cared for by her in the past few years. Your marriage of 66 year is rare now days and another example of your love for mom and your family. (God also blessed you both with good health to be able to achieve that).
I enjoyed all of the camping trips to Priest Lake and the adventures that you led us into, from chasing bears to remote huckleberry patches. You always had a cup of coffee ready for me after I returned from my bicycle rides. You and mom always made the effort to go camping with us and I always was excited that you could be there.
You loved to play pranks and never seemed unwilling to try something, like Billy Bob teeth, wigs, electric chair, huckleberry juice /fake blood and so much more. You loved cars and were so blessed with your ability to find good deals and find friends or other buyers in need. You found Laura and I two boats that fit our needs at that time perfectly. 1/2

Dad,
Thank you for the things you taught me:
Love of the Lord
How to work hard
How to pick huckleberries
Love of family
Thank you for the adventures:
All the vacations at Priest Lake
Trips to the dump to watch the bears
The family trip to Barbados
The trip to Enterprise and the Oregon coast-even if it meant listening to the same CD 100 times.
Thank you for showing me how a man should love and treat his wife. (Which why I waited so long for the right man)
Even though the last few years have been hard, most of all I'm thankful you were my Dad and that we'll see each other again in heaven.
Love you,
Michelle

I will always remember going to Liberty Lake golf course on Saturday mornings with Grandpa when I was first learning to golf. He was always very strict with the rules when it came to etiquette and being respectful of other players but very lax with the rules when it came to taking a mulligan, teeing up in the fairway, or improving your ball's lie.
Since moving to the west side, Grandpa would end almost every phone call with reminders of God's goodness with an encouraging message to trust and follow God.
Wigs, exploding golf balls, Billy Bob teeth, goofy glasses... Grandpa always seemed to be up to some sort of a prank and had a real knack for getting reactions out of people.
When you went to do work with Grandpa, you always knew that you were going to work very hard but that he would also pay you well and there was likely going to be some kind of cold treats as well.

I have a lifetime of great  memories of dad. He was a great provider and protector of our family and friends too.  He truly loved his family.
He loved mom taught his children what marital love looks like by his example. They were blessed with 66 years of marriage.  He loved adventure whether it was responding to an alarm at Appleway Chevrolet during the night or following a fire truck to a fire.  He loved playing pranks on anyone , from huckleberry/fake blood, fake wigs, electric chair etc..  He loved cars and driving.  He had a few cars that were special to him like Boss Hog and a few Corvettes.  He never seemed to be afraid of anyone, no matter how big or strong they appeared to be.  He was a faithful giver to Foothill’s church, missions and anyone in need.  He was always on the go whether it was to Thrifty Car Sales, the bank, Fred Meyer’s or Peter’s Hardware.
He loved RV ‘s and camping and always made it a fun adventure wherever we went.  He always had my morning coffee waiting after I returned from early morning bike rides.  He loved to pick huckleberries and explore the mountain backroads and look for bear or moose.  He loved to play golf and had special rules for those who played with him such and myself and grandsons, unlimited mulligans, gimmes with 3 feet of the cup, you can tee up your ball anywhere on the fairway and stopping to look for lost golf balls is part of the game.
He was a great roll model for his children and grandchildren and respected by all who knew him.  I’m looking forward to our heavenly  reunion some day as described in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, what a day that will be!  Until then I will miss him and think of him daily.
Blake

OBITUARY

George Henry McConahy

August 22, 1933 – August 6, 2022

Hazen & Jaeger Valley Funeral Home

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