Gary Lee Muller

Gary L. Muller of Kansas City passed away on Friday June 7th, 2024 at the age of 77. A private memorial service will be held for family. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Parkinson’s Foundation www.parkinson.org

Gary was born on December 2nd 1946 to Dorothy and Earl Muller, his parents instilled in him a hard work ethic on their farm near Newman Grove, Nebraska. He graduated from the Newman Grove High School in 1964 where he dated and married his high school sweetheart, Lola Johnson. He was a veteran enlisted in the Army and was an Air Force Reservist. He was a part of the ROTC while attending the University of Nebraska. He graduated in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education and was a member of the Ag Men Fraternity.

He continued his education in the Actuarial sciences and at the very young age of 25 became a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries. He began this professional career as an actuary and held various positions within the Life Insurance field, with the most notable in Kansas City as President and later CEO of Americo Life, Inc.

He loved sports throughout his lifetime, including Nebraska (Go BIG RED) and Chief’s football, golf, skiing, tennis, horse racing and basketball. He loved traveling to the beach and attending sporting events with his family. What made him a great man wasn’t his degrees, his job nor his activities but who he was. He was a kind and generous man who always made time for those who needed him. He was a man who never gave up even up to the end of his life. He will always be remembered for his hugs and his smile that beamed when his children or grandchildren entered the room.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Dorothy and brother Gale & sister-in-law Kay, son-in-law Scott Allan, and nephews Grant Nelson and Jacob Muller. He is survived by the mother of his children and lifelong companion, Lola Muller, two loving daughters, Angela and Candace, as well as six granddaughters, Samantha, Sabrina, Alexis, Crista, Danica and Darianna, brothers Dean & Judi, Dennis & Judy and sister Kathy & Terry Nelson as well as nieces and nephews. Gary was surrounded by those who loved him the most in the last years of his life.

He believed in the redemptive power of Jesus and sits fully healed in heaven with our Lord and Savior. Psalm 103:2-5: “Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all His benefits—who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”