Gary-Massoni-Obituary

Gary Massoni

Corvallis, Oregon

Aug 7, 1942 – Nov 3, 2019

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BORN
August 7, 1942
DIED
November 3, 2019
LOCATION
Corvallis, Oregon

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Gary was born on August 7, 1942 and passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2019.

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Dear Family of Gary Massoni--Betty, Gina, Dara, Kai, Rowan, Rose--as one of Gary's Napa High School classmates, I am so sorry to hear about his passing away from illness.
I last saw Gary in 1960; I last talked to Gary in December 2010 by phone. In our Senior year we shared a class in Trigonometry and Solid Geometry, taught by Ms Sarah Lynch. Gary sat in the front and was a leader. He often had a smile!
In our 2010 phone call (and recently in thinking about Gary), what...

Gary and Betty Massoni were supporters of farm worker families over many years, especially to improve wages, working conditions and gain a voice in the workplace through collective bargaining and union contracts. In 1985 Gary was a co-founder of Oregon Farm Worker Ministry which become Farm Worker Ministry Northwest, member of National Farm Worker Ministry linking the faith and farm worker communities. Our sincere condolences to Betty, their family and many friends on the death of Gary,...

Gary Massoni fought for peace & freedom his whole life, from Selma to the Jesse Jackson presidential campaigns to his church work with Betty. He was a friend to so many of us & a freedom fighter. Ill miss him.
Thinking of you, Betty.
Steve Cobble