On Saturday, May 6, 2023, Michael Glenn Veitch, aka Kid Sopris, loving father and loyal friend, passed away in Meridian, Idaho.
Kid Sopris was born in 1948 to Jacqueline Marie Veitch and Vincent Vernon Veitch, II in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from Van Nuys High School. Although he never attended college, his specialized training and education equated to a Bachelor’s Degree. He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1966 and was Honorably Discharged. He was a Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff, and spent subsequent years working for local law enforcement departments in Nevada and the Roaring Fork Valley of Colorado. He was a Volunteer with the Las Vegas Metro Police Department and the Basalt Fire Department. He was the guardian angel of the Carolina Belles a Single Action Shooting Society Regulator, and the founder of the Black Canyon Ghost Riders. He spent his retired years as a member of and volunteering for the Orville Jackson Post 127, American Legion in Eagle, Idaho.
Kid Sopris was predeceased by his first wife, Kristine Kurland Veitch, his second wife Irene Collie and his father Vincent earlier this year. He is survived by his daughters, Michelle Kristine Sheffield, Brenda Lynn Cotter, Nichole Marie Kramer, and Rachael Ann Veitch, his brother David Komsak, his sister Karen Komsak Davis and his cousin Danielle Dawn Mayerberger, four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Kid Sopris was strong willed and stubborn at times, but he also had an enormous heart and wonderful sense of humor. He was known for his quick wit, his infectious smile, his kind and compassionate spirit, and his cowboy hat. He was generous, loyal, and brave. Everyone he met was just a friend he hadn’t met yet. He was clever and full to the brim with knowledge gained through his many and varied life experiences.
Kid Sopris had a passion for Cowboy Single Action Shooting, hunting, fishing and was a genius with reloading and firearm history. An artistic soul, he spent the past few years watercolor painting, sketching, making fused glass art and writing poetry.
He will be remembered for all the heart he shared with his friends and family. He truly loved each of them- and if you knew him, you knew it. When his time came, he carried himself with dignity, strength, and full of love and respect for those who went before him. He will be missed dearly.
In typical Kid Sopris fashion, there are no services planned, certainly no pomp and circumstance. A Celebration of Life will occur with details to be determined.