Gary was born August 15, 1957 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was a 1975 graduate of Mt. St. Joseph High School in Baltimore where he was a track and field athlete and excelled in art. He graduated from Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. with a degree in Architecture in 1981. Gary was an architect with a number of firms until he retired from SHW Group in Reston, Virginia. He worked on innovative designs for school districts from Arkansas to Massachusetts.
Gary retired from architecture and moved to a golf community in West Virginia where he pursued his passion for golf. His foremost passion was his children, Abby and Matt, who he visited and traveled with throughout the United States. Gary will be remembered for his creativity and his sense of humor.
He is survived by his children Abby Watson of Boulder, Colorado and Matt Watson of Hilton Head, South Carolina and his former wife Kathy McDonald Watson. He is also survived by his parents, James A. Watson III and Jenifer Chazal Watson of Crozet, Virginia; siblings James A. Watson IV (Anne) of Houston, Texas; Joan Watson Hessler (Rob) of Clifton, VA and Jenifer Watson Moore of Crozet, VA; along with many nieces and nephews. Services will be held March 13, 2019 at the Rock Creek Cemetery administration building 101 Allison St NW, Washington, DC at 1:00 PM.
Messages of condolence can be posted on Facebook (Gary B Watson) or at www.rosedalefuneral.com. Memorial donations can be made to The First Tee www.thefirsttee.org, a youth golf organization.
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