- Date Of Birth: March 15, 1945
- Date Of Death: January 10, 2011
- State: Idaho
Gary Dale Wood, age 65 of Middleton, ID, passed away January 10, 2011, of AML, surrounded by his wife and sons. Gary was born May 15, 1945, in Oregon City, Oregon, the second of seven children to Harold and Dawne Wood.
Gary married Kathie Gardner, whom he met at OSU, on August 19, 1967 in Salem, Oregon. Together they had two sons Lynn Scott and Michael Eric, whom they raised in Molalla. After retiring, he and Kathie moved to Middleton, Idaho. He enjoyed traveling, reading, his BBQ ribs, auctions, and his beloved children and grandchildren. He loved pulling the sleds of his grandchildren behind his 4-wheeler and watching quail from his window, being thrilled to count 66 under his bird feeder one morning. He enjoyed building projects with his sons such as Mike’s barn and chicken coop and Lynn’s fence, and being a computer guru with Lynn and Mike. With his grandchildren he enjoyed playing crazy 8’s, reading books, picking kumquats, and having water balloon fights; and he always had shoulders for his grandchildren to ride on. He felt blessed to have been able to show Disneyland and Yellowstone to his grandchildren.
Survivors besides his wife include son Lynn, daughter-in-law Valerie, and grandchildren Caleb, Levi, and Jonah of Richland, WA; son Michael, daughter-in-law Jennifer, and grandchildren Sydney and Morgan of Caldwell, ID; mother Dawne of Beavercreek; brothers Dennis of Chevy Chase, MD, Roger of Portland, Shawn of Clatskanie; sisters Eileen of Punta Gorda, FL, and Rebecca of Hillsboro. Preceding him in death were his father Harold and sister Lynne.
