He served in the United States Air Force from 1977 to 1997 and ended his time in active duty as an E-5/ SSGT.
Gary is survived by his wife, Judy M. Lawson, his daughters; Jessica Rosenblad, Jamie Angus, Sabrina Gavriilidis, and Nicole Langworthy, his sons; Dustin Lawson and Benjamin Davis, his sister; Tina Bevers, his brother-in-law; Stan Bevers, his parents; Helen and Ector Lawson. He is also survived by his fifteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A visitation was held on January 2, 2021 at 1:00PM at Thompson Funeral Chapel, 926 S. Litchfield Rd. in Goodyear, Arizona.
