Gary Lee Lawson's Obituary
Gary Lee Lawson of Decatur died at 5:36 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Mass of the Resurrection will be Tuesday, March 12 9:30 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church. Burial will be in Kellar Cemetary, Lovington. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m. on Monday, March 11 at Moran and Goebel Funeral Home Decatur.
Gary was born on June 4, 1946 in Chicago, Il., son of Gerald and Dorothy Walsh Lawson. He retired from the IT Department of ADM in June 2012. He is a member of Holy Family Catholic Church and was involved many years coaching basketball and soccer at St. Pat’s and YMCA soccer.
Gary married Patty Glancy in Lovington on November 7, 1970. He is survived by his wife Pat, sons Greg (Suzie) Lawson of Oreana, Andy (Emily) Lawson of Oreana, grandsons Landon, Brady, and Rylan Lawson, Noah and Kaden Lawson, and a granddaughter to be born in May, all of Oreana. Also survived by mother Dorothy Lawson of Springfield, sister Marcia (Guy) Kolb of Woodbridge, VA, brother-in-law and sister-in-law Michael and Dianne Reedy of Lovington, brother-in-law Rick Diercix of Troy, and many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his father Gerald Lawson and sister-in-law Libby Diercix.
The family would like to thank Dr. Guaglianone and the nurses at Cancer Care and the 5th Floor nurses at DMH. Memorials can be made to Cancer Care of Decatur and the Decatur Youth Hockey Association.
The family of Gary Lee Lawson is being served by the Moran & Goebel Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 2801 N. Monroe St. Decatur, IL. Please view the online obituary, send condolences, and share memories at www.moranandgoebel.com.
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