He is survived by his wife of 38 years Christine, daughter: Dream (Kris) Shaw, 2 sons: George (Erin) Tan, Martin Page, sister: Phoebe (George) Harp, 6 grandchildren: Henry, Liam, Oliver, Megan, Jessica, and Sophie, as well as a host of nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents Horace and Liberty Pigg, as well as his twin brother, Larry Pigg and daughter, Judy Ward.
Garry graduated from Joplin High School and attended Oklahoma State University where he graduated in 1958 with an MS in Chemical Engineering. He started his career with IMC Agrico and retired as Director of Business Development after 25+ years. Even after his retirement, he stayed active in the fertilizer industry as a board member of the Fertilizer Industry Roundtable. Garry had a passion for traveling and experiencing other cultures. He spent the majority of his life traveling in and visiting other countries both for work and for pleasure and lived all over North America, Europe, South America and Asia – where he met his wife Christine. In addition, Garry also enjoyed fishing, hiking, reading and building things in his shop in his free time.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, services will be held privately. An in-person remembrance will be held in Joplin, Missouri at a later date.
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