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Gary Ben Lemmond - Born on November 6, 1943 in Houston, TX to Olen (Cotton) Lemmond and Betty Lorene (Bailey) Lemmond, died peacefully on February 4, 2016 from complications due to Amyloidosis. Gary moved to Austin when he was five-years-old and always considered Austin his true home. He loved hunting, fishing, golfing, telling stories, and hanging out with his buddies at Bend, TX. After retiring as a marketing manager from Motorola, he treasured RV trips with his wife, Lois, and his favorite puppy-dog, Mack Brown. Gary was a member of First Baptist Church, Georgetown. His Christian faith was very important to him.
Gary is survived by his wife of 49 years, Lois, his son, Jon Lemmond, his wife, Marianne, and his daughter, Shawna Carrell, and her husband, Lex. He was also the proud grandfather of Jeremie, Emma, Jordan, Delaney, Lea, Gage and Travers.
A celebration of his life will be held on Tuesday, February 9, 2016, 1:00 pm at First Baptist Church, Georgetown, 1333 W. University Ave, Georgetown, TX 78628. A reception will immediately follow the service.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to First Baptist Church, Georgetown.
Published in Austin American-Statesman from Feb. 6 to Feb. 7, 2016 - See more here.
Gary Ben Lemmond - Born on November 6, 1943 in Houston, TX to Olen (Cotton) Lemmond and Betty Lorene (Bailey) Lemmond, died peacefully on February 4, 2016 from complications due to Amyloidosis. Gary moved to Austin when he was five-years-old and always considered Austin his true home. He loved hunting, fishing, golfing, telling stories, and hanging out with his buddies at Bend, TX. After retiring as a marketing manager from Motorola, he treasured RV trips with his wife, Lois, and his favorite puppy-dog, Mack Brown. Gary was a member of First Baptist Church, Georgetown. His Christian faith was very important to him.
Gary is survived by his wife of 49 years, Lois, his son, Jon Lemmond, his wife, Marianne, and his daughter, Shawna Carrell, and her husband, Lex. He was also the proud grandfather of Jeremie, Emma, Jordan, Delaney, Lea, Gage and Travers.
A celebration of his life will be held on Tuesday, February 9, 2016, 1:00 pm at First Baptist Church, Georgetown, 1333 W. University Ave, Georgetown, TX 78628. A reception will immediately follow the service.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to First Baptist Church, Georgetown.
Published in Austin American-Statesman from Feb. 6 to Feb. 7, 2016 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?n=gary-ben-lemmond&pid=177621046#sthash.pBty6Wjc.dpuf
Gary Ben Lemmond - Born on November 6, 1943 in Houston, TX to Olen (Cotton) Lemmond and Betty Lorene (Bailey) Lemmond, died peacefully on February 4, 2016 from complications due to Amyloidosis. Gary moved to Austin when he was five-years-old and always considered Austin his true home. He loved hunting, fishing, golfing, telling stories, and hanging out with his buddies at Bend, TX. After retiring as a marketing manager from Motorola, he treasured RV trips with his wife, Lois, and his favorite puppy-dog, Mack Brown. Gary was a member of First Baptist Church, Georgetown. His Christian faith was very important to him.
Gary is survived by his wife of 49 years, Lois, his son, Jon Lemmond, his wife, Marianne, and his daughter, Shawna Carrell, and her husband, Lex. He was also the proud grandfather of Jeremie, Emma, Jordan, Delaney, Lea, Gage and Travers.
A celebration of his life will be held on Tuesday, February 9, 2016, 1:00 pm at First Baptist Church, Georgetown, 1333 W. University Ave, Georgetown, TX 78628. A reception will immediately follow the service.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to First Baptist Church, Georgetown.
Published in Austin American-Statesman from Feb. 6 to Feb. 7, 2016 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?n=gary-ben-lemmond&pid=177621046#sthash.pBty6Wjc.dpuf
Gary Ben Lemmond - Born on November 6, 1943 in Houston, TX to Olen (Cotton) Lemmond and Betty Lorene (Bailey) Lemmond, died peacefully on February 4, 2016 from complications due to Amyloidosis. Gary moved to Austin when he was five-years-old and always considered Austin his true home. He loved hunting, fishing, golfing, telling stories, and hanging out with his buddies at Bend, TX. After retiring as a marketing manager from Motorola, he treasured RV trips with his wife, Lois, and his favorite puppy-dog, Mack Brown. Gary was a member of First Baptist Church, Georgetown. His Christian faith was very important to him.
Gary is survived by his wife of 49 years, Lois, his son, Jon Lemmond, his wife, Marianne, and his daughter, Shawna Carrell, and her husband, Lex. He was also the proud grandfather of Jeremie, Emma, Jordan, Delaney, Lea, Gage and Travers.
A celebration of his life will be held on Tuesday, February 9, 2016, 1:00 pm at First Baptist Church, Georgetown, 1333 W. University Ave, Georgetown, TX 78628. A reception will immediately follow the service.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to First Baptist Church, Georgetown.
Published in Austin American-Statesman from Feb. 6 to Feb. 7, 2016 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?n=gary-ben-lemmond&pid=177621046#sthash.pBty6Wjc.dpuf
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Rosemary Smith (Oatman)
May Gary Rest in God's Arms. He was a fine Man and always so friendly in School. May God be with his family and give them comfort.
Rosemary Smith Oatman
Bill Cobb
Gary Lemmond was a great guy who loved everyone and supported everyone. I will miss him at the next reunion. As we used to say: "Lemon" go for it. He will be missed very much.
Bill
Richard Ryans
May he be with God in Heaven, and I pray for his family,friends, and loved ones that they be comforted during their times of sorrow. Amen
Diny Plotsky (Baumel)
I remember Gary always having a smile on his face. I am so sorry to hear of his passing. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. Diny
Flannigan Whitfield
So sorry to hear about Garys passing he was a good and kind man ,may he rest in peace and may God be with his family Flannigan whitfield
Niki Bohn (Sanders)
Blessings to the family on their loss. Gary will be fondly remembered. Niki
Eddie Wilson
I used to look forward to church because I'd see Gary there. He was the funniest person I'd ever met and I knew I'd have a chuckle that'd make my day.
Barry Shelnutt
what a great and funny guy !! R.I.P. !!!!
Richard (Dick) Barr
I am sad to hear that we have lost Gary, a good man and friend to all. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and close friends for their loss of their loved one
Ever since elementary school, I remember Gary as being both the funniest guy in class and somewhat prone to mischief. This continued at McCallum in Mrs. Harris’ math class, where Gary and Donnie Howard liked to exchange messages, by whispering, passing notes, throwing things, or whatever. Mrs. Harris was an excellent, demanding teacher who wanted no shenanigans in her room. In an attempt to thwart the Gary-Donnie Show going on in the first row, she tried moving Donnie to a back-row desk so that the two could not connect easily.
In those days, most of our class time involved the teacher writing material on the blackboard for all of us to copy down in our notes. This put Mrs. Harris at a disadvantage when she was writing because she had to turn her back to the class and couldn’t keep an eye on her two troublemakers. Once the guys did something that made us all snicker so she knew something was up. She stopped writing, stood in the aisle next to Gary’s desk, and talked while trying to figure out what was going on. Gary looked up at her with adoring eyes, his chin resting on his right fist and his elbow on the desk. I couldn’t see what Donnie was doing, but it slowly became clear that Gary, ever the daring rebel, was talking with Donny in sign language using his right-hand fingers. Mrs. Harris never did figure out what the deal was. But that day Gary’s loveable sassiness won a place in my heart as someone willing to defy the powers that be and have fun, no matter what the consequences, including another trip to the vice principal’s office.
Rest in peace, Gary. You left your happy mark on this world and are surely now with our maker in the amazing place He prepared for you.
Tom Cloud
I was glad to have Gary as a friend -- for one thing, he was the only kid smaller than me in our class at Brentwood Elementary. :^)