James A. Potvin

James A. Potvin Sr, 78, of Anaconda MT, passed away on October 12, 2020 of natural causes. Upon his request there will be no viewing and or service to be held. A private graveside service will be held later at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Anaconda MT. Jim was born on July 22, 1942 to Eugene and Loretta Potvin (Spellman) in Butte MT. After graduating from Anaconda High, he went on to study automotive technical in Portland Oregon for General Motors. Jim started his career working for Dee Motors and then hiring on with Gray Rock Trucking as a truck driver. After Gray Rock Trucking was sold to Jordan Contracting, he finished out his career and retired with over 40 years as a truck driver and heavy equipment operator in 2007. On April 6, 1974 Jim married the love of his life Linda Niland raising 3 sons Richard, Tracy and James Jr. Jim retired in 2007 in which he spent the next 3 years taking care of his beloved wife Linda until she passed away in 2010 with a long brutal fight with cancer. Jim truly loved helping his kids with their race cars and volunteering out at Lost Creek Raceway. Teaching his kids how to tune a race car was his passion. His sons always stated that he was their mentor, their goto listener, their backbone to their growing up as a kid, and the one guy who said it was okay to throw wrenches and start your own swearing vocabulary while working on these damn money pit racecars. Jim passed away and went to the dragstrip in the sky wrenching on Linda's Chevelle and helping her turn on some win lights. Jim was preceded in death by his father Eugene Potvin, mother Loretta Potvin (Spellman), sister Claire Keeler, wife Linda and numerous in-laws. Survivors include his brother and spouse Craig & Lavina Potvin (Helena), children and spouses include Richard & Dawn Potvin (Anaconda), Tracy & Kim Potvin (Butte), James Jr. & Kalleigh Potvin (Anaconda), bother-in-law Ira Keeler (Helena), dozens of grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins.