Birth date: Dec 27, 1950 Death date: Jul 27, 2004
Gary was a Vitenam Veteran, having served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He had been employed as a civil engineer with H.L. Yoh, St. Louis, MO.His passion was scuba diving, and he had explored much of the world's oceans. VisitationTh Read Obituary
The C-17 team in Long Beach would like to express our condolences to Gary's family. We are very sad about the loss of our co-worker, an excellent engineer, who was always a pleasure to work with and who we considered part of our team even across the great distance. The C-17 Airframe IPT - Engineering Group
Thanks for sharing your wisdom. God Bless you and yours.
Gary opened up a whole new world to my late fiance, Andy Ward, and I. We obtained our open water and rescue diver certifications through Gary. Gary was an awesome SCUBA instructor and friend to many. Although we miss him, we will always have the gift of diving because of him and lots of fond memories. Gary was an angel. May God be with you and your family. Thanks for sharing him with us.
"For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day." -John 6:40
I didn't know Gary very well, we worked briefly together on C-17. Jesus tells us that those who put their trust in Him as Savior will inherit the kingdom of heaven. As difficult as this time is for you and your family Carol, may you take comfort in knowing that Gary is in the loving arms of his heavenly Father because of his faith in the promises Christ has given us. I pray that God will give you His peace and His strength to bring you through this time of grief and that you will set your sights on the things of heaven until the time that we as fellow believers join Gary and other loved ones the Lord calls His own.
Carol and family,
My heart goes out to all of you. I know you will be fine because you have so much strength, love, and faith that it will get you through this difficult time. Sorry I couldn't be there, but my heart and prayers are with you.
Love,
Donna
My condolences with regards to Gary's passing. Gary was my SCUBA instructor from whom I learned to dive via Boeing. Gary was a joy to learn from, to spend time with, and to dive with. I'll always have great memories of diving with Gary. He had a wonderful fun-loving personality and made diving interesting and fun.
Gary opened a whole new world to us. We both received our SCUBA certification through Gary, and we now share his love of the underwater. His humor was infectious, while his seriousness has successfully scared us into knowing and respecting our limits. For that, we will always be grateful. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all who love Gary.
Dear Gaither Family,
Please know that you are all in my thoughts and I am praying that God wraps His loving arms around you during this time.
In Christ,
Monica Hodges (Bob & Vicki's niece)
We have many fond memories of diving with Gary at various spots throughout the world. He will be missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with Carol and the rest of the family.
Gary was one of our favorite people!
We enjoyed working Primerica with him. Every time he entered a room he brought a smile ot our face.
He will be missed!
