Fr. Alex Vukovich

On Friday, January 3rd, we sadly lost Fr. Alex Vukovich after a short battle with his health. Alex was born on March 10th, 1947 in Butte Montana to Alex and Cokey Vukovich. Even as a young boy he was always playing priest, once he even gave John and I tickets to heaven. Al attended Whittier school, East Jr High and graduated from Butte High in 1965. Al attend the School of Mines in Butte and the University of Montana in Missoula where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History. He then enrolled at St. Vladimir Orthodox Theological Seminary in Tuckahoe, NY. He attended St. Vladimir for 3 years to obtain a Bachelor of Divinity Degree in Theology from the Serbian Eastern Orthodox church. In 1972, Al was ordained a Serbian Orthodox Priest at St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Alhambra, CA. After a short stay at the cathedral, he transferred to Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox church in Pittsburgh. Following his many years there, Al took on the challenge to build a church and successfully grow the congregation in West Virginia. Al choose to make a career change and entered the United States Navy and was stationed at San Diego Naval base and was assigned to the USS aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk as Chaplin LT Commander. During his time in the Navy, Al had the privilege to see over 47 countries while traveling around the world 3 times. At the end of his tour, he relocated to Bahrain Saudi Arabia where he taught English to high school students. After several years, he went on to become Principle at a high school in Egypt. In 1992, Al moved back to Butte to help take care of our mother. In 1999, he started a 22 year career with CCCS corporation as Program Administrator at the Watch program. He loved working there as it was some of the happiest times of his life. Helping others was a gift Al received from God as he truly touched and changed the lives of many. In retirement he loved spending time with his children and grandchildren, especially his great-grandson Mason. Al was heavily involved in all the activities of Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church in Butte and loved spending time with his church family. He was the choir director and had a wonderful baritone voice. Al is preceded in death by his Mother and Father, sadly his daughter Anna, brother John, special cousin Bibber, his best friend Buff and all the Vukovich and Murja grandparents, aunts and uncles. He is survived by his daughter Marisa (John) Camp and their children Ethan and Emily (Jonathan), brother Joe (Jan) and children, Joey (Jade), Jaelyn and grandchildren Jersey Jo and Ryson, granddaughters Bailey Vukovich (Kayte), Macy, Alexandria, grandson Milo and great-grandson Mason, and too many cousins to name. His church family, special cousin Mona (Ron) Kriskovich and their family, cousin Vonnie (Mickey) Bolton and their family, his CCCS corporation family and dear friends, Rich Skuletich, Mike Thatcher, Nicole Bugni, Donna and Gary Jenks and Ed Foley. Special shoutout to Donna who took such good care of my brother for the later part of his life. Thank you also to his neighbors Rob and Tom for helping around his home. Visitation will begin Tuesday evening at 5 o’clock in Holy Trinity Orthodox Church with a memorial service to follow. Funeral services will be conducted in church Wednesday at 12 noon and interment will be in Mountain View Cemetery. Memorials to Serbian Orthodox Church or Pintler Pets in Anaconda. RIP till me meet again Bro. VJECNA JA PAMJAT MEMORY ETERNAL

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Fr. Alex Vukovich

March 10, 1947 - January 3, 2025