Stephen Garay

Stephen Garay
June 16 - 1950 - October 2 2015
Idaho
It is with great sadness that I share the news that Randy Garay unexpectedly died last week on October 2, 2015 from a heart attack. Many in our community knew him as the "Gopher Guy".
Randy Garay grew up in the East Bay where he graduated from Miramonte High School in 1968. After High School Randy traveled extensively around the world. At the completion of his travels he joined the Merchant Maritime Service. As a Bos'n in the Maritime Service he spent many years on Tankers and Container ships. His last assignment was as Bos'n on the US Navy's Ready Reserve ships which are moored in Alameda.
During the course of his career Randy Married, made his permanent home in Northern Idaho and raised three children.
It was at retirement that he chose to relive his youth spending many hours perfecting his trapping skills and saving people's landscaping in the process and all while lovingly caring for his mother here in Walnut Creek. He was an extraordinary metal craftsman, storyteller, role model, friend and all-around great person whom would readily volunteer to lend a hand. In the fall months, Randy would always travel back North to his home in Benewah County, Idaho where he would spend the Fall hunting and fishing and enjoying his children and grandchildren. He was there and doing what he most loved, when his passing occurred,
Randy is survived by Florence Garay his mother, Pete Garay his brother, his children and his grandchhildren.
Memorial services were held in Saint Maries Idaho on October 12th 2015.


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