Gordon Alan Mail

Gordon Alan Mail, 62, died Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, at Providence of St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula.

He was born June 25, 1964, in Poplar. He attended a few grade school years in Eagle Butte, S.D., and then the family moved home where he attended school in Wolf Point. He returned to Poplar most of his high school years where he excelled in wrestling, weightlifting, choir and band where he played the trumpet. He graduated from Poplar High School in 1982.

After graduation. he attended Eastern Montana College in Billings. He was a member of the college choir and had the honor of performing along with the college choir as part of the opening act with Susan Anton at the Kenny Rogers concert at the Metra Park Arena. He also played the trumpet very well and was often called to pay Taps for funerals. He also attended college in Bozeman and Colorado Springs, Colo.

It was in Colorado where he met Sandra Lopez- Carreras. They later married in her hometown of San Juan, Puerto Rico. From this union was born a daughter, Alexandra Mariette Mail.

He held various jobs throughout his life — working for the tribes with Carl Fourstar as his boss, at the Poplar water treatment program, as a firefighter and in the oil fields. He worked at the animal clinics with longtime friend and boss Teddy Kaschube. He worked for the Tribes again driving the “sugarbeeters” to and from work.

He had a great love for and was passionate about music. He liked to visit with family and friends and crack jokes and had a wonderful sense of humor. He enjoyed good