Gary Dean Perdue

Gary Dean Perdue was born November 8, 1957, in Waco, TX at John Connelly Air Force Base, and went to be with the Lord on Sunday morning, June 14, 2015, in Dallas, TX. Gary fought hard in his battle against cancer, never giving up hope, and he stayed strong until the very end.

Visitation will be held Thursday, June 18, 2015 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M., and Funeral Services will be held Friday, June 19, 2015 at 2:00 P.M., all at Grove Hill Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Grove Hill Memorial Park, alongside of his parents, grandparents, and great aunt.

Gary was preceded in death by his parents, Jimmie C. and Gloria D. Perdue. He is survived by his wife, Lisa (Lily) Nguyen and her children Jennifer, Julie, and Henry, and her grandchildren David and Kelly, all of Richardson, TX; Gary’s children, Gary D. Perdue, Jr. of Kent, WA; daughter, Roxanne M. Perdue of Renton, WA; grandchildren, Patrick P. Perdue of Ferris, TX, Calysta K., Chance D., and Chelsea R. Perdue of Kent, WA, and Olivia E. Letterly of Renton, WA; brother, Lawrence W. Perdue of Dallas, TX; sister, Sylvia K. Smith and husband C.J. of Ferris, TX; numerous nieces and nephews; and Michael and Shellie Cawthon of Austin, TX.

Gary was brought up in the Catholic faith, and he followed this religion throughout his life. His wife, Lisa, is from Vietnam, and of the Buddhist faith. Although Gary remained a faithful Christian to the end of his life, he grew to know the people and community of Lisa’s temple, and shared in their mutual love and respect.

Gary attended E.B. Comstock Junior High School, and H. Grady Spruce High School. He left Spruce in his upper grade years to get his GED, and then joined the U.S. Army Reserves, in which he served for six years.

For most of his life, Gary worked in the printing business. He followed in his father’s footsteps, working with him most of those years. He worked for the Dallas Morning News as an Independent Contractor until he became a General Contractor, opening up his own company, GP Services, General Contractor.

Gary enjoyed the outdoors.

He loved a beautiful yard with flowers and trees. He inherited this passion from his father. He was a softball coach for his daughter Roxanne’s team while she was growing up, and also coached his daughter Amanda’s team until the cancer left him without the strength to coach, and the he attended Amanda’s games as her #1 fan as often as he could.