Gary Edwin McNett of Bowie, Maryland, passed away quietly in his sleep on Monday morning, March 12, 2018. Gary was born in Frankfurt, Germany, 68 years ago. Upon returning to the United States at the age of two, he lived in Virginia before eventually moving to Bowie with his significant companion, Beverly Davis.
Gary was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where he was a student athlete and had success on the football field and with the track and field team. Upon graduation he worked for the family business in Northern Virginia and enjoyed travelling the country on his motorcycle. In the late 1980’s, Gary set up his own successful business, SJI Contractors, and was involved in home improvement and construction work throughout Maryland, Northern Virginia, and D.C. Politics and sports were his favorite topics and he could talk about them for hours. He very much enjoyed his immediate and extended families and he will be greatly missed by them all – especially at Christmas time with his creative and unique Christmas presents.
He is survived by his loving sister, Barbara McNett Evans (Michael); his nephews John (Nell) and Jeff (Ola) Evans; his grandniece Caitlyn, his grandnephew Ethan; as well as Beverly’s daughters, Jeana Paratore and Ilana Kitchen.
Services will be held on Thursday, March 15, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. at the Robert E. Evans Funeral Home, 16000 Annapolis Road, Bowie, MD, followed by a memorial luncheon at the Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the American Diabetes Association.
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