Gary L. Bagshaw

1941 - 2021

Major Gary Lawrence Bagshaw, U.S. Army, Ret., passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021, at the age of 79 in Cape Coral, Fla. Gary was born on Sept. 22, 1941, in Pittsburgh, to the late Elizabeth Schuster Bagshaw and Lawrence Billingsley Bagshaw. He was preceded in death by his beloved son, Robert Lawrence Bagshaw, and is survived by his loving wife, Vickie Depp Bagshaw, of Cape Coral, Fla; his sister, Gail Allen of Oakmont; his niece, Kimberly Wakefield, of Albuquerque, N.M.; and many other relatives and friends. Gary graduated from Baldwin High School in Pittsburgh, in 1959, enlisted in the Army in 1961, was commissioned as a Corps of Engineer Second Lieutenant, in 1967, and graduated from the University of Missouri at Rolla in 1976 with a B.S. in engineering management. Gary was a proud Army Vietnam veteran with 20 years of service. He retired from active duty in 1980, continued to serve his country by working for the Air Force as a civilian engineer and retired in 2000 at Langley Air Force Base, Va. Gary's active federal service to the Army and the nation totaled over 37 years. Services will be held at the Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home in Pittsburgh, at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to any charity of your choice in Gary's name would be appreciated.