Gary Humphrey
October 13, 1949 — January 2, 2015
Gary was born October 13, 1949 in San Antonio, TX to James (Bill) and Patricia Humphrey and passed away January 2, 2015 in San Antonio, TX at the age of 65. Gary had endured a prolonged battle with pancreatic cancer. He grew up in a large, loving family with two brothers and two sisters. Gary graduated from LaSalle high school and attended college at St. Mary's University, in San Antonio and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1971. Following his graduation he continued his career with Sears where he had started as intern. Gary would continue to work for Sears for a total of 44 years. Gary met his wife Charlotte who also worked at Sears at the time. The two married on June 26, 1970. Gary's career with Sears took Charlotte and the kids to Garland, TX; Houston, TX, Corpus Christi, TX, Fayetteville, AR and ultimately back to San Antonio before his final retirement in 2012. Gary grew up loving all sports and playing most. As his kids grew up he enjoyed coaching them and being a spectator at their sports events. Gary loved bowling, golfing, fishing at Medina Lake, and taking his grandchildren to the movies. When diagnosed with cancer in 2012, he remained dedicated to his work and to his fight of his illness. He remained a brave, iron-willed man, even throughout his final months. His faith was strong and he never gave up hope he would be cured. In his retirement, Gary reconnected with several groups of his friends from different times in his life including some of the La Salle alumni, Rho Beta Gamma fraternity brothers and fellow retired Sears colleagues. He enjoyed each of their regular breakfast meetings. Gary was preceded in death by his father, James "Bill" Humphrey, and his grandparents. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Charlotte Turner Humphrey; daughters, Kerri Collison and her husband, John of Edmond, OK, Kristi De Young and husband, Tim of Melbourne, Australia; son, Kyle Humphrey and fiancé Stephanie Hatayama, of Oklahoma City, OK.; mother, Patricia Humphrey; grandchildren, Katelyn, Libby, Abbey, Jack, Turner, Caleb and Eli; brothers and their wives, Jeff & Tona Humphrey of San Antonio, James (Bo) & Tina Humphrey of Adkins; sisters and their husbands, Laurie & Kenneth Mikes of Cedar Park and Trisha and Darryl Mikes of La Vernia; numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. In addition he is also survived by his in-laws, Roy & Verna Turner, of San Antonio. Along with family, Gary will be missed by many friends and work family he acquired over his many years at Sears. Gary was a faithful servant and parishioner of Holy Trinity Catholic Church. There will be a Catholic Memorial Mass and Celebration of his Life on Friday, January, 9, 2015, at 2:00PM, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 20523 Huebner Rd, San Antonio, TX 78258. All services will conclude in the church. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (www.pancan.org).
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