Born in Charlotte, North Carolina on July 21, 1945, Gary was the son of the late Peter Wrenn Delohery, Sr. and Ann Marie Donohue Delohery. He grew up in Arlington, Virginia, and was a graduate of Washington & Lee High School. After graduating high school, Gary enrolled at Virginia Tech and graduated with a B.S. degree in Political Science. He then entered Cumberland School of Law and earned his J.D. degree and served in private practice for 26 years.
A member of Shades Mountain Baptist Church, Gary loved his family and his extended family. He enjoyed watching Joseph and Jake play travel baseball as well as watching them play baseball for Thompson High School.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, JoAnne Robertson Delohery and by his very good friends who were just like family to him, Tammy and Joe Simonetti and their two sons, Joseph Simonetti (Sara Frances) and Jake Simonetti (Chrislyn) and their granddaughter, Eloise Ruth Simonetti.
The Memorial Service for Gary will commence at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, the 8th of August, at Ridout’s Valley Chapel in Homewood. Friends are cordially invited to visit with the family one hour prior to the service.
In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requests with gratitude that memorial contributions be directed to either Love in Action, located at 1026 Commerce Blvd., Pelham, Alabama 35124 or to Huntington’s Disease Society of America, located at 505 8th Avenue, Suite 902, New York, New York, 10018. To visit their websites, Love in Action may be reached at www.loveinactionbham.org and Huntington’s Disease Society of America may be reached at www.hdsa.org.
The family would also like to thank Compassus Hospice for their kindness, love and support.
Services are under the direction of Ridout’s Valley Chapel (205-879-3401) located at 1800 Oxmoor Road in Homewood.
