Garry Russell Coats

Garry Russell Coats, 71, of Plano passed away on Monday, January 29, 2018. He was born in Wichita Falls, Texas to Ola and Ellis Coats. He married Angie Lee and they were together for 52 years and had two sons, Jeff and Todd. He was a football player in his early years and also raced motorcycles. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War as a medic in the US Army 44th Medical Brigade. He was a member of both Plano Masonic Lodge (#768) and Joseph A Kemp Lodge (#1287). He was retired from the printing industry after 30 years from Moore Business Forms; from sales to management. He enjoyed hunting, making knives, and watching the Cowboys.

Garry is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife Angie Coats; sons Jeff (Cindy) and Todd (Wanda); grandchildren Justin, Amanda, and Tyler; and great-grandchild Cullen. He is also survived by his siblings Mary Kerbow and Jack Coats (Linda) of Wichita Falls.

Funeral services will be held at DFW National Cemetery (2000 Mountain Creek Pkwy, Dallas, Texas 75211) on 02/08/2018 at 11:00am. The family will be at Ted Dickey West Funeral Home (7990 President George Bush Turnpike Dallas, Texas 75252) in Plano afterwards for a gathering and memorial from 12:30pm until 3pm.