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 Gary David Powell, 38, of Fort Smith died Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004, in his home. He worked as a machinist for D & N Machining and was a Navy veteran and a member of Valley View Church of Christ. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Putman Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Mount Zion Cemetery in Hackett. He is survived by his wife, Viki; two daughters, Victoria King and Hope Powell of Fort Smith; a son, Jordan Powell of Fort Smith; his parents, David and Nancy Powell of Hackett; and a sister, Kimberlie Ledbetter of Fayetteville.
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Ryan Ross
Good friend Gary was to me, his father tutored both of us through algerbra class in 9th grade. Funny how that worked out as I was so lost in that math but ended up taking another algebra class at Westark during the summer after our graduation. Took the math entry exam at Arkansas Tech before I started my Music Degree, the result of the exam allowed me entry to college level calculas and I was like, "Yeah ok I don't think so!" and knew that level of math wasnt require for a Music degree. Though Hind sight 20/20 I wish I had at least entertained the idea of taking that course due to the fact the US Navy showed me the joys of being a Engineer and wanted to pursue that line of work...either way if it wasn't for those tutor sessions with Gary's father concerning higher level math, I would have never known what it means, anything is possible.
Gary and I both served in the US Navy however, he went surface and I went submarines didnt realize this till I came home on leave and saw him during my visit and he had informed me as we both were like, "What are you...wait seriously?"
Gary was a good soul, pushed me out of my shyness always telling me, "Who cares what everyone thinks, just be you Ryan!"