Gary M.Kroening, 60, died July 22, 2019 surrounded by close family members. He is survived by his wife, Penny Tan and daughter Rachel; mother Esther Kroening; brothers Bill (Darlene) Kroening and Kevin (Tracy) Kroening; and sisters Cheryl (Steve) Bosky and Linda (Joe) Pullicino, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father William Kroening and sister Diane Granado.
Gary was born in 1958 in Chicago and lived the first 12 years of his life in Mundelein, Illinois. He moved to Florida in 1970 with his parents and youngest brother. Following graduation from Gulf High School in New Port Richey, he served in the US Army for seven years, five of those years in the military police. After returning to New Port Richey, Gary purchased a home in Holiday, Florida where he lived until his death. He worked for Wal-Mart in Clearwater.