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Gary Bagley Obituary
This obituary was originally published in the Buffalo News.
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Kathy Jamison
November 15, 2023
Hard to believe you have been gone for 18 years. Miss just as much@
December 16, 2021
Happy Birthday! Miss you!
Tom
November 14, 2020
Hard to believe you have been gone for 14 yrs!
Miss you as much now as ever!
Mary Bagkey
December 17, 2018
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Mary Bagkey
December 17, 2018
Mary Bagkey
December 17, 2018
Yesterday was your birthday. Looking back in yours/our adventures. Missing you.
Kathy Jamison
December 16, 2018
Happy Birthday! Still miss you very much.
November 14, 2018
love & prayers
November 14, 2018
Still miss you everyday
John Mischler
November 14, 2018
I think of you often at this time of the year. Would love to be able to hear one of your sermons or even a bad joke again. Please continue to pray for me.
Maria Clare
November 14, 2018
Missing you everyday. Taking our SHA Freshwomen on retreat. Looking for your guidance and presence as always. Thank you for imprint you left on my heart.
Mary Bagley
November 13, 2018
Dear Gar - So much has changed in the last 12 years! Missing you today and every day.
Dorothy Bryan
December 18, 2017
❤❤❤❤☮
December 17, 2017
Happy Birthday Fr. Gary!
December 16, 2017
Happy Birthday Fr. Gary
Kathy Jamison
November 15, 2017
Still missing you after all these years
November 14, 2017
I remember...
Whenever the Jets play the Bills.
Whenever CLI comes around.
Whenever a family transition occurs.
Whenever certain songs are sung.
Whenever the church needs a challenge.
Whenever I see a clown.
Whenever I pray.
Whenever November 14 is here.
I miss you friend and count on your guidance.
November 14, 2017
Remembering you today and everyday.
asking for your prayers.
Tom
December 16, 2016
Happy Birthday Gary - missing you today as much as ever.
November 15, 2016
Still miss you after all these years
Mary
November 14, 2016
10 years without you today ... I cannot hear your voice or your laugh except in my mind but I do know you are "here" with me, guiding me and all your family and friends...just hoping you can rest more now.
P.S. Maybe now that dad's there both of you could help our Sabres and Bills?
March 28, 2016
Gary - Take good care of Dad
Kathy
December 17, 2015
Happy Birthday, Gary. Still miss you after all these years
December 16, 2015
Happy Birthday Dear Friend
December 16, 2015
Happy Birthday!
Kathy
November 15, 2015
Still missing you. Hard to believe it is 9 years since you left us.
November 14, 2015
Gary- you are in my thoughts and prayers even more today.
Brian Reynolds
November 13, 2015
9 years and still missing you.
Rest in Peace my friend
m r
November 11, 2015
I cannot believe it's almost 9 years since you were taken from us. I got a tattoo in honor of you and think of you when I see it. I think of you reminding me of how someday I'm going to fly! I'm still waiting on that day, but I'm still growing :)
November 14, 2014
Today and every day you are missed but I know you are there Gar, helping, guiding, listening
October 28, 2014
I can't believe you're not here to wish me a happy 40th and harass me about getting older! I miss you, love you, and each day I realize more and more how "so much of me is made of what I learned from you." You ARE with me, like a handprint on my heart. Wishing for one of your hugs, but that will have to wait till we're together again.
June 15, 2014
Missing you today and everyday!
May 27, 2014
Happy Ordination Day, Fr. Gary!
Miss you.
March 19, 2014
Fr. Gary,
Pray for me. Be with me. And, when the time comes, I hope you are there waiting for me.
January 22, 2014
Man oh man, you woulda loved this pope! Every time he 'pulls a Francis', I can see you smile and hear your chuckle as you stumble upon the news of what he's just did! (And then you say what he should do next...)
Mary Bagley
December 17, 2013
Happy Birthday Gary!
(I'm a day late :-()
John Mischler
December 17, 2013
Happy Birthday Gary.
December 16, 2013
Happy Birthday, Fr. Gary!
Miss you today and always.
December 16, 2013
Happy Birthday to our superman in heaven!
December 16, 2013
Happy Birthday, Gary!
December 12, 2013
I continue to live by the words you have taught me. I hope I am making you proud. You truly saved my life. I love you!
December 6, 2013
I too miss Gary. He has been in my thoughts a lot lately. I believe he is still with us. For me I find comfort in being still and remembering our conversations and his words of wisdom. I pray for all his family and friends that they too will feel his love and presence and find peace in remembering all the gifts he left us with.
December 5, 2013
Someone just sent a message on Facebook about the convention. I tried to remember the good times but just kept thinking about Gary and how much I miss and need him. I am 47 and still need him. Some consolation in seeing his family especially his sister feel the same way. Sorry Mary but I know we are about the same age. But I wish the best for you and your family. Just missing the wisdom and hugs and I thought it would be better by now but it is not.
November 15, 2013
Can't believe that 7 years has gone by since you left us. Still miss you very much
November 14, 2013
Your family here on Earth remembers 7 years ago today as if it were yesterday. We miss everything about you and ask to have an ounce of the wisdom you have. We love you Gary.
Mom, Dad and all your family
Mary Bagley
November 5, 2013
Almost 7 years and more than seventy times seven the tears.
Missing you Gar
July 5, 2013
Be with me as I start this new journey.
May 28, 2013
Miss you terribly, but I know you are looking down on us and taking care of us!
May 27, 2013
Happy Ordination Anniversary! Thank you for accepting God's call, and for living out your vocation faithfully and joyfully. I'm proud to call you "Father".
I love you, Fr. Gary.
February 14, 2013
Happy Valentine's Day, Gary.
Really do miss you!
monica gurreri
February 12, 2013
Your godson is leading Kairos this week...and I know you are with him...as you said to him 17 years ago...God danced the day that he was born...something for all of us to take in
Monica
February 8, 2013
Hey Fr. Gary--
Like most days, I find you lurking in the corners of my mind, humming in my heart, and whispering in my soul. Your words of hope and encouragement ring just as true now, as they did when you spoke them. It is hard to live in a world without your physical presence, but I feel you as close as ever. Stay with us, Fr. Gary. Send us your hugs in the warm wind, your love in the rays of sunshine, and your laughter in the chatter of the birds.
I love you, Fr. Gary. I am proud to call you "Father".
December 17, 2012
Happy Belated Birthday, Gary.
I really miss you!
December 16, 2012
Happy Birthday, my friend.
December 16, 2012
Happy Birthday Gary. Your light continues to shine through all of us that you touched so deeply.
December 16, 2012
As you stand upon a shore gazing at a beautiful sea, remember me
Remember me in your hearts, your thoughts and your memories
For if you always think of me I will never have gone
Happy Birthday Gary
Love, Mom and Dad
November 29, 2012
So wishing Gary was here. Major hard times in my life. I miss him so much. Still shedding tears after all these years.
November 14, 2012
Love you, Gar. Thanks for your presence in my life--as you were, as you are now, and as you will be for eternity.
Miss you today and always.
November 14, 2012
thinking of you today...miss you still...
Julianne Bagley
November 14, 2012
Thinking of you today, and every day. Please continue to look down upon us. Love and miss you greatly.
November 13, 2012
You are with us like a handprint on our hearts.
Your family here on earth...missing you every day.
November 13, 2012
Still can't believe that you have passed. Think about you a lot, wishing I could call and talk to you and visit you when we are in New York. Love you and miss you terribly.
John Mischler
November 12, 2012
Gary,
You have been on my mind a lot lately, as I continue to work with my own parishes high school youth group. I only hope that I could touch our youth a fraction that you have.
Please pray for my family as we go through some medical and financial hardships.
July 15, 2012
I'd give anything for a Fr. Gary hug right about now. Help me to find traces of you throughout my day. I miss you. I love you.
July 9, 2012
this family misses you and loves you
July 4, 2012
Missing you lots lately.
mary
May 17, 2012
i find myself missing you and your guidance so much today... i would give anything for another one of our chats...love u always...
Mary
May 16, 2012
WWGD? I ask myself every day.
January 28, 2012
Be with your friend and help him make the transition to Glory with grace and faith...
Diane Ruminsku
January 21, 2012
I really miss our chess games. I'm am in a tournament today thinking of you and Dad while I'm playing.
January 20, 2012
NFCYM is 30 years old today. Remembering that makes me think of you even more, and miss you even more deeply. Today is just one of those days . . . one of those days when I really need one of your hugs, and the reassurance that it's all going to be OK. Send your spirit, send the spirit. It's a hard day.
Kathy Goller
November 14, 2011
How is it that 5 years can feel like an eternity and a flash all at once? I'm still missing you, and just feeling sad at your absence. People talk to me about carrying on your legacy. I suppose it's true in some ways, but focusing on that makes it easy to miss the heart of the matter. I just really miss my friend. Wishing you were here to watch Sabres games with, have long chats with (even if they contained lots of long silences within them!), and just generally "do nothing with" - together.
My prayers today are with and for the community that was so blessed to be loved by Gary - his family, many friends, countless young people, etc. We will always be united by the love and the loss we share. While we share in this pain, I know that I am blessed and lucky that my life has been touched by all of you. Peace to you all!
November 14, 2011
5 years...sometimes it seems like a lifetime. The ache of your absence is still strong. I love you--for everything that you were and all that you are now.
November 13, 2011
It is hard to believe it has been 5 years! My prayers and best wishes to Gary's family and friends, near and far.
Now Gray, so many of us miss you good friend! There have been so many events we did not get to share (the Jets still beat the Bills most years and I think you still owe me $10), stories we could not create together (some of which would have been true), and those times when we could have leaned on each other.
No doubt the angels met you in paradise and for that I am grateful.
Watch over all of us, intercede on our behalf, and rest in peace.
Brian Reynolds (+ Cathy, Kevin and Colleen)
Fr. Howard Hall
November 12, 2011
THE GIFT CONTINUES... Although it's been five years so many still speak words of gratitude for the GIFT OF GARY and for the GIFTS THAT ALL THE BAGLEY FAMILY are to so many. I will concelebrate Mass Sunday (13th.) with a special intention of thankfulness and prayers for all whose lives Gary touched and still touches.
Mary Bagley
November 12, 2011
We did know that morning that God would call you. In life we loved you dearly. In death we do the same. It broke our hearts to loose you. You didn't go alone, for part of us went with you the day God called you home. You left us peaceful memories. Your love is still our guide and though we cannot see you, you are always at our side.
...it will be 5 years on Monday, 11/14/06, and it still hurts like yesterday. We love you Gary.
Mom, Dad and all your family
Fr. Howard Hall
November 1, 2011
As we celebrate ALL SAINTS and recall so gratefully our brother GARY and those who have gone before us we pause to say thanks for the copious grace that helps us to be "SAINTS ALIVE". The Communion of Saints-- such a beautiful gift of a loving God.
October 31, 2011
Today marks 5 years since I last seen you. I miss you so much I cannot stand it. I do not know if this pain will ever go away-you changed my life I am who I am because of you. Thanks for always loving me unconditionally. I will keep going and succeeding in your memory. Love you.
October 30, 2011
Happy Priesthood Sunday, Fr. Gary.
Today, and every day, I am thankful for the impact you had on my life. I miss you.
Please be with me as I begin this journey. I'm scared and overwhelmed by the path ahead of me. I wish I had your words of wisdom reassuring me, and your arms in a hug of support around me. Instead, I will rely on the prayers you supply for me at the feet of Christ.
I love you, Fr. Gary. Thanks for being a great priest--then and now.
October 19, 2011
All I really want is a nice long chat with you, a hug, and a kiss on the forehead. Gosh, I'm missing you right now.
August 16, 2011
Thank you.
June 19, 2011
Happy Father's Day, Gary. Thanks for being a "dad" in my life. I love and miss you.
June 12, 2011
Gary, Look down on my doctors and myself as we journey through this challenging medical adventure. Howard
June 12, 2011
Dear person below,
You have come to a community that understands your cries, your heartache, your loneliness. In this space we celebrate the life of Fr. Gary, and mourn his irreplaceable heart and spirit. I am both burdened and blessed by Fr.Gary. I am blessed to have known such a special person and to have been touched by his gentleness, his wisdom, his life. However, there is the burden of knowing that there'll never be anyone else to occupy that space in my heart. Somedays I'm greatful for the Fr. Gary hole in my heart--a testament to the impact he had on my life. Other times, the emptiness feels like it is going to consume my every breath.
I'm sorry I don't have anything better than, "I share your pain". Please know that I am praying for you. I can't offer you Fr. Gary, but I can offer you solidarity in missing him.
June 10, 2011
i cant do it without you. i miss you so badly i cannot stand it. there is no one here who was like you, no one as strong and gentle and compassionate as you. please please please hear my cries to you. i have no one else to call.
May 20, 2011
May 20, 2011
miss you
March 31, 2011
I love you Fr. Gary.
February 20, 2011
To the person below.
A little while ago I attended Mass at St. Benedict's. I cried during the entire Mass. The absence of Gary was so strong and overpowering.
I really miss his hugs. He used to kiss me on the forehead. That was my favorite. It hurts to know that I'll never get one of those again.
Thanks for letting me know, reminding me, that there are others out there feeling the same way.
I love you Gary.
February 6, 2011
I really miss you today...I was in church thinking about how I will never have a special relationship like we had ever again and I was so sad. I just want one more encouraging word...one more hug...one more joke about my height. :( I really just want to see you again...I want to know that everything will be alright. I love you so much.
December 18, 2010
After all this time, I believe - still. Your belief has made it so.
December 16, 2010
Happy Birthday. Thanks for spending your life helping make mine better.
I miss you every day.
Diane Ruminski
December 16, 2010
Love always, Diane
December 16, 2010
I wish we could celebrate your birthday together. It's such a special day in so many ways. Keep an especially close eye on bea and howard today.
Fr. Howard Hall
November 15, 2010
That special memorial card looks over me on my desk every day. In the intervening years special times with the parents, family and friends of Gary have enriched my life. Always wonderful to support the Bagley Open and Gary's ministries. So the void remains but the love gets multiplied.
November 14, 2010
We miss you and know you are looking over us, playing on the 19th hole. Thank you for everything you taught us.
November 14, 2010
I cannot believe it has been four years! I still am keeping your memory alive everyday by living how you taught me. I love you...and truly miss you
November 14, 2010
Still missing you 4 years later.
Brian Reynolds
November 14, 2010
It is hard to believe it has been 4 years since we lost you. So much has happened and so many times I wished you were here but we know you journey with us in spirit.
Rest in peace Gary.
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