More than 2,500 people, including law enforcement officers from local, state and federal agencies, attended a memorial service in Kalispell on Thursday morning for Brad Treat, a 38-year-old U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officer who was killed June 29 while mountain biking near his home in West Glacier. Treat was born in Kalispell and grew up in the Flathead Valley, where he became a state-champion distance runner at Flathead High School. He served for the U.S. Forest Service for 15 years.
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Somer Treat is presented with an American flag during a celebration of life ceremony for Forest Service Officer and West Glacier resident Brad Treat on July 7, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Somer Treat hugs Kyle Johnson, a chief ranger at Glacier National Park and the uncle of Brad Treat, during a celebration of life ceremony on July 7, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
A celebration of life ceremony for Forest Service Officer and West Glacier resident Brad Treat on July 7, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
A celebration of life ceremony for Forest Service Officer and West Glacier resident Brad Treat on July 7, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Members of the family are saluted during a celebration of life ceremony for Forest Service Officer and West Glacier resident Brad Treat on July 7, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Pallbearers, including Robert Field, Paige Leddy, Steve Dodd, Chris Crane, Jack Dittman and Corey Scevers lead Somer Treat during the recessional at a celebration of life ceremony for Forest Service Officer and West Glacier resident Brad Treat on July 7, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Kyle Johnson, a Glacier National Park Ranger and the uncle of Brad Treat. speaks during a celebration of life ceremony for Treat on July 7, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
A celebration of life ceremony for Forest Service Officer and West Glacier resident Brad Treat on July 7, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The American flag is presented during a celebration of life ceremony for Forest Service Officer and West Glacier resident Brad Treat on July 7, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Chaplain Drew Buckner, with the Flathead County Sheriff's Office, speaks during a celebration of life ceremony for Forest Service Officer and West Glacier resident Brad Treat on July 7, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
A celebration of life ceremony for Forest Service Officer and West Glacier resident Brad Treat on July 7, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Robert Field, Forest Service patrol captain, speaks during a celebration of life ceremony for Forest Service Officer and West Glacier resident Brad Treat on July 7, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Members of various law enforcement agencies enter Legends Stadium during the processional of the celebration of life ceremony for Forest Service Officer and West Glacier resident Brad Treat on July 7, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
A celebration of life ceremony for Forest Service Officer and West Glacier resident Brad Treat on July 7, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
A celebration of life ceremony for Forest Service Officer and West Glacier resident Brad Treat on July 7, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
A celebration of life ceremony for Forest Service Officer and West Glacier resident Brad Treat on July 7, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
A celebration of life ceremony for Forest Service Officer and West Glacier resident Brad Treat on July 7, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
