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Gayle S Hickman
February 16, 1938 ~ February 15, 2018 (age 79) 79 Years Old Light a Candle
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Message from Lynn Brandin Sr.
February 26, 2018 4:20 PM
I started working for Gayle when he was assistant branch chief in the seventies at Eglin. We later became supervisors and worked closely together. More important we became friends. I remember hot dogs for lunch at the BX. snack bar, and of course an occasional cold tall Old Milwaukee at Bens Lake in the evening after work. In the years after our retirements we would run into Gayle and Gene at Big Lots or the Sam's club and others around town.
He was a good leader a good friend also a good family man who loved his kids and grandkids dearly. I will miss him.
He was a good leader a good friend also a good family man who loved his kids and grandkids dearly. I will miss him.
A candle was lit by The Heal Family
on February 23, 2018 6:03 PM
A candle was lit by Teresa Glass
on February 20, 2018 5:02 PM
Message from Ed & Eva Widtmann
February 20, 2018 7:39 AM
How special it was to have you as a neighbor and a friend for the last 15 years or so you will be missed by all rest in peace and God bless. You will be in our hearts forever.
A candle was lit by Ed & Eva Widtmann
on February 20, 2018 7:28 AM
Message from Ed & Eva Widtmann
February 19, 2018 5:58 PM
May you rest in peace now and God bless you. Such a special friend and neighbor you will be missed by all and always in our hearts.
A Feathery Palm Plant was sent on February 19, 2018
We love you! Tim, & Michelle, Jake and Savannah, Bo and Katie Rasbeck
Message from Michelle and Tim Rasbeck
February 19, 2018 3:37 PM
Oh our sweet neighbor! You will be sorely missed. My heart is sad but also rejoices that you are no longer in pain and Home with God and your wife.
Your love of your family and friends as well as your bit of stubbornness will never be forgotten.
Until we see you again, much love!
Your love of your family and friends as well as your bit of stubbornness will never be forgotten.
Until we see you again, much love!
A candle was lit by Rasbeck Family
on February 19, 2018 3:34 PM
Message from Eddie J. Parker
February 19, 2018 2:22 PM
It is with a heavy heart that I write these words. Gayle was like a father to me. I met and worked for him in the 70's and again in the 90's. There was nothing you could ask of him that he wouldn't try to get for you. Everything I have and everything I am is a result of him being in my life. I Pray for him everyday, I'm going to miss him so. I know there's a heaven and it's better with him there. I love you Gayle, I am forever in your debt!
A candle was lit by Eddie (EJ) Parker
on February 19, 2018 2:09 PM
A candle was lit by Daniel Johnson
on February 18, 2018 1:30 AM
A candle was lit by Amber Langford -Wood & Maddox Wood
on February 18, 2018 1:07 AM
A candle was lit by Michelle Johnson
on February 18, 2018 12:03 AM
Message from Amber Langford
February 17, 2018 9:33 PM
Grand-Daddy you are already so missed!!!!! I know you would tell me not to cry and to be happy but no amount of time with you was ever enough for me or your family! I love you Papa more than you will ever know. I will cherish so many wonderful memories I had with you and Granny! You taught me to swim, ride a bike and even drove me to work on the very first day at my very first job. I went on a special trip with you to see so many historical sites that I will forever hold dear. I could go one for days about all of the life changing memories we shared but the truth is i'm sure I would forget to post many as I grew up at your home with Granny. I cant believe I am saying this but rest easy Papa and know that your family will continue to live on in hopes of making you proud from Heaven and one thing I may never told you was you where my hero and the person I wanted to make the most proud because you where like my father! WE LOVE YOU PAPA!!!! " Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted." Matthew 5:4
Message from Janice Eller
February 17, 2018 10:14 AM
Leave it to my brother to write his own obituary! Who does that? A kind, thoughtful and sweet guy does...he didn't want any of his family members to have do that unpleasant task. Gayle and I became close when our Dad was in Intensive Care recovering from a massive heart attack in 1995. My Mom was also in that same hospital with a serious health problem. Gayle made the situation so much easier for me and threw in his famous humor as well. I will miss our long phone conversations in which we always tried to solve the world's problems. Thank you for being you.
Message from Ron and Mary Golden
February 17, 2018 7:59 AM
We met Gayle in the late 50s, early 60s when we were stationed in Greenville, S.C. We celebrated many a holiday together and outings. We then went to Savannah, GA. Then Nam came along and we went our separate ways. When the computer age came into play, I looked Gayle's name up and made a phone call - a voice from the past. We visited he and Gene a few years ago, had a great visit and have kept in touch through recent years. He was always such a great guy and a joy to be around.
A candle was lit by The Staff of McLaughlin Twin Cities Funeral Home
on February 16, 2018 2:45 PM
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