Jarod Charles Gaskins passed away on November 7, 2019, at home in Northglenn, CO. He was 42. He was born September 28, 1977, in Denver, Colorado to John Charles and Lavonne "Lonnie" (Moench) Gaskins of Northglenn, CO.
He was Baptized October 9, 1977, at Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Northglenn, CO. He attended Gethsemane Lutheran School PK-7th grade and graduated from Faith Lutheran School in 8th grade. He was confirmed at Mt. Zion Lutheran, Denver, CO on June 7, 1992. He attended Denver Lutheran High School 1992 through graduation on June 1, 1996. He participated in basketball and soccer throughout high school.
After graduation he worked various jobs plus was an electrical apprentice until he enlisted in the USAF. He served December 18, 2001, through September 29, 2014. In the AF he was in Civil Engineering and Manpower. He served in NC, Okinawa, Iraq, South Korea and Las Vegas, NV. He was serving on Balad Air Base, Iraq, at the time of Saddam Hussein's capture in Iraq. In the AF he attained the rank of Staff Sgt and graduated from various technical schools.
He was married to Tracy Held April 17, 2003. They (and step-son James Litwinski) were blessed with a son, Jonathan Charles in 2004 and another son, Jacob Andrew in 2006. Jarod and Tracy were divorced in 2009.
After his discharge from the AF he was happy to return to his beautiful Colorado. He worked various truck driving and delivery jobs, apartment maintenance and was accepted to a culinary arts school, which he had planned to start in January 2020. Jarod really enjoyed drives up in the Colorado mountains, fishing, hiking, cooking and BBQing. (He was well known for his cooking!) He was a huge fan of the Broncos, Avalanche and Rockies. He also had a generous and loving spirit shown in his loyal support for the Veterans and their many programs, especially Wreaths Across America, and Hammers and Angels. He loved his canine companions, but nothing made him prouder than his boys who will carry on his legacy.
Jarod was preceded in death by his grandparents: L.C. & Nancy Gaskins (SC) and Martin & Esther Moench (IA), an aunt Marian Bailey (SC) and uncle Dennis Moench (IA)
Jarod is survived by his sons, his parents, his sister Jamye Harris, brother-in-law Larry, nephews Christian (C.J.) and Rogan, and a niece Taylor Harris, all of Colorado. He is also survived by his dear friend Courtney Johnson and many aunts, uncles, cousins and close friends across the US.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the following: Wreaths Across America(www.wreathsacrossamerica.org), Lutheran High School, Parker, CO (www.lhsparker.org) or family wishes.
A visitation beginning at 9:00am followed by a funeral service will be held Monday, November 18, 2019 at Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, located at 500 Drake Street, Denver, Colorado 80221. A committal service with military honors will take place at 2:15pm at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Staging area "C" located at 3698 S. Sheridan Blvd., Denver, Colorado 80235. Guests are strongly encouraged to arrive at the correct staging area by 2:00pm, maps will be provided at the funeral service.
Also, it was Jarod's request that attendees wear Broncos, Rockies or Avalanche colors. No black!
(And please no hats.)
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