Remembering Dan and KC Acord

It all started in 1972 when Dan and K.C. first met as lifeguards at Lake Elmo in Billings Montana. They dated until February 14th 1976 when they married and became known as Dan and K.C. Acord. Later that year in August of 1976, they had their beautiful daughter Aaron. Three years later in 1979, Dan graduated from the police academy and moved to Roundup. A year later in July 1980 they had their son Daniel. They moved south of Roundup where they settled and raised their two children.

Many may remember K.C. being the one who served them a piece of pie or poured them a cup of coffee at the Busy Bee or Pioneer Café. Many may remember her helping one of your animals at the vet clinic. Most everyone will remember K.C. as the gal that cleaned their furnace. We can say she was a "Jane of all trades".

Through out the years, Dan was known for giving out a ticket, because you didn't "Click it". Later he was known for his great heavy equipment operating, and helping that gal with cleaning furnaces. One would say he was a "Jack of all trades".

In April 2002, Dan and K.C. became "Grandma K.C.", and "Grandpa Dan". They had their first granddaughter Rainie.

Rainie describes some of her favorite memories with her grandparents;

Growing up I couldn't have asked for better grandparents. I had and amazing nineteen years spent with them. They were always so supportive and proud of us grandkids. My grandparents were what every grandchild wishes to have, and I was lucky enough to call them mine. One of my fondest memories with my grandma was when my sister and I were young and visiting them, grandma got us all set up in the hot tub and brought out her CD player and proceeded to turn on Brittney Spears. She sang and danced with us in the hot tub. Then Grandpa came out and brought us warm towels so we wouldn't get cold from getting out.

My favorite memory with grandpa was last year. I remember visiting with him and I was upset and stressed about my first year of college, and worrying about making him proud. He told me "Rainie, I don't ever want to see you stressed about making me happy. As a grandpa it's my job not to make you feel stressed about little things. I can tell you right now, as long as your happy, I'm already proud of you." I couldn't be more thankful for the life I had with them, and the memories I get to cherish of them forever. I am so blessed to be called one of their granddaughters, and I will forever hold them dearly to my heart.

Later in November of 2004, they had their second granddaughter Abigail. Abigail describes her favorite memories;

I will have nothing but fond memories of my grandparents. They were both very lovely people that cared for the world like no one else could. Although I cherish every moment with them, there are certain ones that stand out. When I was around eight or nine years old, Grandma K.C. took my sister and I to get our hair dyed. Of course, she didn't tell my parents because she knew that they would say no, but it was a lovely evening and my sister and I had a blast.

When I was about seven, grandpa Dan helped me practice a very valuable lesson. He was helping me get better with my little pink rifle. Grandpa was a very creative man. He wanted to make the lesson a little more fun, so he drew a lion on a piece of cardboard to use as a target. After I shot the target, we went into the house to tell grandma that I shot a lion. When he showed her the target, we all had a good laugh.

Then again in November of 2006, they became grandparents to their third granddaughter, Trinity. She shares her favorite memories;

There were many memorable moments with my grandparents. It is hard to pick only one from each of them. Although the ones that stuck with me most were these; my grandpa Dan always took me, what I called "worm fishing" when I was little. He had these pill bottles he'd keep just so I could put the little worms in them. Every time it would rain, I'd walk up to him with joy and excitement and ask him if we could go worm fishing. He always said yes, and took me to the back of the house and dig in the dirt for me. Once we found a bunch of worms, I would always get excited about how many we found or how big they were. I can always remember his laugh, and smile when I think of it.

One of my favorite memories with grandma is when she would always help me find eggs on Easter. She would follow us kids around and help us find the eggs. Giving us clues as we went, or just simply telling us where they were. One time, I had found an egg with money inside, and I was ecstatic. I ran up to her, money in hand, with a smile on my face, and gave her a big hug. The words "I love you Trinny" from that day, and many days on, have been playing in my head. Saying I miss them is an understatement. I will always think of them, during all these hard days, seeing their dogs, seeing a random guitar, during my graduation, during my family's success. They will always be my grandparents, and the memories they shared with me and all of us will stick with me forever.

Then again in March of 2009, they had their last granddaughter, Alyssa. One of her favorite memories she relates is;

One time when we had gone fishing, grandpa took us on the paddle boat. It was very cool. Grandma would take me shopping for my birthday and she always gave me good ideas for outfits. I always enjoyed going shopping with her. I will miss them greatly.

Dan, born March 15th 1954, and K.C, born November 23rd 1955, who lived their lives together, died together in their home in October 2021. They will be greatly missed by their daughter, son, daughter-in-law, and four granddaughters, along with many other friends and family.

Please come join us at the community center on Saturday, December 11th at 3pm and share your memories with the all of us.