Denise Rothwell Obituary

Denise Rothwell attended C. M. Russell High School in Great Falls, MT. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Denise Rothwell.

Graduation Year	Class of 1979
Date of Passing	Dec 16, 2014
About	Denise, 54, passed away on in her home from complications of a pulmonary embolism. Denise graduated from CM Russell High in 1979, went to Montana State University in Bozeman, MT from 1979-1981; then on to The Colorado College, in Colorado Springs, CO 1981-1983 to attain her B.S. in Political Science. She was accepted to Pepperdine University School of Law, in Malibu, CA and earned her law degree in 1986. She was admitted to the California Bar 1986 and the Montana Bar 2004. In June of 2003 Denise moved back to her home state of Montana when her father, John Rothwell fell ill. She worked at Bronson, Luinstra, Rothwell & Young (previously, Alexander, Baucus, Paul & Young) in Great Falls, MT from July 2003-January, 2008. It was then she opened her own office, Rothwell Law Offices, in Great Falls from January 2008 until her death. Denise’s greatest love and passion was Great Pyrenees dog rescue. She owned her first Great Pyrenees while living in California and was hooked on the breed. She always owned at least two of these majestic ‘gentle giant’ dogs and started working with rescues. She spent many hours finding foster homes for the dogs that she could not care for herself.