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Gary R. Durbin, 52, Lincoln, died Sunday (8/20/06). Born, Madison, Wis. (10/12/53), to George S. and Esther (Hites) Durbin. Machinist, Parker Hannifin. Member: First-Plymouth Congregational Church; former member, church choir. 1972 graduate, Lincoln High School; attended UNL three years, majoring in zoology; earned his Eagle Scout award 1971; avid hunter and fisherman; lover of books and Native American Plains history; his greatest love was his family.
Survivors: wife, Denise L.; twin daughters, Jean L. and Janet M. Durbin, both Lincoln; mother, Esther Durbin, Lincoln; sister, brother-in-law, Vicki and Jim Bower, Waverly; mother-in-law, Nina F. Fox, Lincoln; father-in-law, spouse, Harry and Linda Fox, Oregon; brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, Greg and Anita Fox, Roundup, Mont., Michael Fox, Cocoa Beach, Fla., Jodie Fox Parsons and Andy, Omaha; nephews, Steven Bower, Lincoln, Jason Bower, Waukesha, Wis.; niece, Sue Ann Bower, Waverly. Preceded in death by father, George S. Durbin. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/journalstar/name/gary-durbin-obituary?id=28230504
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Robert Thurber
Gary was my cloest friend (we grew up on the same street a few houses away). We shared interests and hobbies and I was the Godfather to his kids. Gary was the sweetest man I've ever known. He was also generous to a fault. I loved this man and his family (wife Denise and twins Jean and Janet). Gary worked his whole life at the same factory his Father had worked (Brunning) and died from an ambulism in his leg that went to his heart. His parents, George and Ester, have since passed away but he is survived by his sister Vicki. Gary was adopted and that was a strong theme in his life...to know where he came from and where he was going.