Donna May Gary was born in Vancouver, WA on 3 August 1939 and grew up in the town of Camas. She graduated from high school in 1956 there and later attended college for a while at Western Washington University where she studied English and Journalism.
She married Gene Gary in 1959 and settled in Visalia, CA in 1966. They had two children, Lara (1962) and Reese (1965), divorcing in 1970.
Donna worked as a legal secretary at Visalia law firms before joining Southern California Edison, retiring in 2005 after 25 years.
After retirement, Donna moved to Folsom, CA where she filled her house with books about the people and places of California that she loved to read.
She was a loving mother and friend. She is survived by her daughter Lara Karine Gary and Lara's husband Danny Romero, and son Joel Reese Gary and his wife Michele Gary.
Her kind heart and wonderful smile will be missed.
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