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Gary Marrs Obituary

Gary Norman Marrs, 81, a resident of Aurora, IL, passed away at his home on July 16, 2023. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Mary, and two children, Michael Marrs (Deanna Zalas) of Riverside, IL and Suzanne (Bill) Wetzel of Aurora, Illinois. He was a devoted grandfather to Kirsten, Emma, Kurt and Evan Wetzel, and of Owen, Cooper and Hayden Marrs. He is preceded in death by his brother, Thomas. A native of the Roseland area of Chicago and Fenger High School, Gary graduated from Blackburn College in Carlinville, IL in 1963 and quickly moved into career and family life with his beloved Mary, settling in suburban Homewood, IL. He earned advanced degrees from the University of Illinois (Master of Industrial Relations) and the University of Chicago (Master of Business Administration) while working 32 years with Peoples Energy of Chicago, primarily in Human Resources, Finance and Public Relations, retiring in 1997 as manager of Corporate Communications. Memorial Visitation: Fri., July 21st 4:00-7:30 PM at Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home, 44 S. Mill St., Naperville, IL 60540 with a memorial service to follow at 7:30 PM. Info: 630-355-0213 or www.friedrich-jones.com

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Published by Chicago Tribune on Jul. 19, 2023.

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Barbara N Swanson

July 21, 2023

To Mary, Gary's children and grandchildren. My sincerest condolences to all of you! Gary was such a remarkable man. We had many classes together at Fenger, and participated on many committees. He always had a huge smile and was friends to all. One thing I do remember was his tremendous growth spurt over the summer of '58, and when he returned to school, was at least 6 inches taller! As coordinator of the Fenger January '59 class, I managed to find him for class reunions, and class updates over the years. He shared much of his life, sent many pictures to be forwarded to the class--the last being this past March. I will miss this interaction and my thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this most difficult time. Down the road, I hope to contact you, Mary. Sincerely, Barb (Izzett) Swanson

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