Gilbert Alan Gacula

March 12, 1972 – January 30, 2014

Gil, as we all knew and loved him, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2014. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii on March 12, 1972 to Alfredo and Teresita (Labrador) Gacula and raised in Paauilo, Hawaii. Gil was 41 years old. He graduated from Honokaa High School in 1992 and proudly served in the Hawaii Army National Guard. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1996 then moved to Washington state in 1997. In 1998 he married his high school sweetheart, Darleen Pajo, and together they created a life together with four children in Snohomish, WA. He worked for eight years at United Technologies Corporation (Landing Gear Division) and prior to that, eight years with the Boeing Company as an aerospace engineer.

Gil was intelligent, compassionate, creative and hardworking. He was talented and excelled at whatever he did. He loved his family and was very dedicated to them. He was humble and a genuine leader amongst his peers. He enjoyed woodworking, diving and had a deep passion for spearfishing. He was the owner of Spear Diver, a speargun company, where he designed, manufactured and sold spearguns. He was an innovator in the speargun business and had many customers, followers and friends. He gravitated towards the water and when he vacationed in Hawaii with his family he always made time to go spearfishing off of Puako on the Big Island. Gil was one of a kind and was loved and respected by all.

Gil is survived by his wife of fifteen years Darleen and four children, Timothy (11 years), Joseph (9 years), Isabel (5 years) and Bruce (4 months); parents Alfredo and Teresita Gacula of Mill Creek; brother Glen of Snohomish; sister Marissa (Jesse) Rowell and their daughter Juniper of Mill Creek; father and mother-in-law Melvin (Leonora) Tsubota of Honokaa, HI; sister-in-laws Joycelyn (Roland) Matias of Honokaa, HI and Lorna Lorenzo of Kamuela, HI along with extended family. Funeral service will be held Friday, February 14, 2014 at 6pm with reception from 7-9pm at Bothell United Methodist Church, 18515 92nd Ave NE, Bothell, WA 98011. Visitation from 4pm to service time. Arrangements under the direction of Evergreen Funeral Home and Cemetery, Everett 425-252-2244. Please share memories at www.evergreen-fh.com

A Memorial has been set up in Gilbert's name: www.gilbertgaculamemorial.com - Please visit this website if you'd like to make any donations to the family to help them with Gilbert's hospital and funeral expenses.