Gary C. Williams
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September 4, 2011 |
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 Gary
C. Williams, 56, went home to be with Jesus, on
Sunday, September 4, 2011, in Sandpoint, Idaho.
Funeral services were held September 8 at
the First Christian Church in Sandpoint with
Pastor Tony Nelson officiating.
Gary was born on November 6, 1954 in Wichita
Falls, Texas, to Donald and Thelma Williams. He
grew up and attended schools in San Diego,
California, graduating from Crawford High School
in 1973. Gary then signed with the Kansas City
Royals baseball organization, and his first
minor league assignment took him to Billings,
Montana, to pitch for the Mustangs.
Gary received his bachelor degree in Business
Administration from the University of San Diego.
He began a career in real estate development
where he worked for Garrett Development in Del
Mar, California.
Gary married his wife Karen Rusch in 1989 in
Napa, California. They recently celebrated 22
years of marriage and have one daughter, Brooke.
Gary was a visionary entrepreneur who started
several businesses. The family moved to
Sandpoint in 2004 from Ramona, California. Here
he achieved his dream of living in a beautiful
mountain community on a lake. Gary enjoyed
spending time with his family and friends. He
loved the outdoors, including hunting, fishing,
hiking and skiing.
He developed The Meadows at Fall Creek in
Naples. As part of his community spirit, Gary
donated the land for the Fall Creek Fire
Station.
He is a member of the First Christian Church. In
2010, Gary and his daughter Brooke took a life
changing mission trip to Nicaragua with Forward
Edge. Gary enjoyed playing baseball with the
children from the orphanage. Teams cannot
compete unless they are in uniforms, so when
Gary returned home he was committed to providing
them. If you would like to donate towards team
uniforms in memory of Gary, gifts can be made to
First Christian/ VERBO Church.
Gary is survived by his wife Karen and daughter
Brooke in Sandpoint; father Donald (Elizabeth)
Williams of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas; two
brothers Ron (Sheila) Williams of Rio Rancho,
New Mexico, and Dan (Debbie) Williams of Ramona,
California; and one sister Judy (Gordon) Schmid
of Prescott Valley, Arizona.
He was preceded in death by his mother Thelma
and one infant daughter.
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