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Gary Wayne Davis

Gary Davis Obituary

DAVIS, Gary Wayne
2/3/56 - 2/12/04
Beloved husband of Teresa and loving father of Britney and Kathryn died February 12, 2004 in a tragic accident. This wonderful fun loving man will be missed by all who knew him. He was an ideal family man whose love for his wife and daughters brought him complete joy and knew no bounds. He loved his friends, fishing, auto racing, softball, barbeques and driving big rigs. Gary was a big man with an even bigger heart. He is also survived by his mother, brothers, sisters and nephews and many, many friends. A memorial celebrating his life will be held on Thursday, February 19, beginning at noon, at the Sun River Church, 11223 Trinity River Drive (corner of Sunrise Blvd. and Trinity River Drive), Rancho Cordova. Please come and share your memories. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to "The Davis Family Benevolent Fund", #0922443841 at Washington Mutual Bank, 3600 El Camino Avenue, Sacramento CA 95821.

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Published by The Sacramento Bee from Feb. 17 to Feb. 18, 2004.

Memories and Condolences
for Gary Davis

Sponsored by Donna Peterson, a niece in Texas.

49 Entries

Brittney Ketcherside

February 12, 2024

To all our family and friends. I wanted to thank everyone for their kind words over the past 20 years. It is hard to believe that it has been that long, but knowing the support we have had from everyone over the years means the world.

Please keep those memories coming! It's always a nice surprise when the notification of a new post is received.

Brittney Ketcherside
(Gary's Daughter)
[email protected]

Kerry

February 11, 2024

Hey Gar,
Wow, it's been 20 years since that day. I'm retired from the 0le' 121058 now, although not fully retired. I does like the idea of getting paid every month to not work for them though. I'm looking forward to the day we meet again and shoot the bull. Getting ready to turn 60. Wow, didn't thunk Kerry the great would of made it that far. Keep on pluggin away and get that mansion built for your family. Till we meet again.

Kerry Barrett

February 11, 2021

Just that I remember. He will not be forgotten. I know that he will be together with his family when the time comes. Gary was born into a new world the day that he left this world. I've always liked the saying, " The birth, that we call death". He is busy in his new world trying to prepare for the eventual arrival of all who loved him, especially his wife and daughter's. Keep the Faith.

Kerry Barrett

August 6, 2019

I was just drivin down I-5 and started thinkin 'bout Gary. I didn't get to go to the memorial and started searchin in cyber space for memories sake. I came upon this here site and wanted to leave a message. Nothin profound, I'm just a truck driver. I worked with Gary for many years. I just want his family to know that Gary's influence is still being felt these many years later. He was a good man, not without his weaknesses, just like all of us, but none the less a good wholesome family man. He effected great change in this world for the better and has saved many lives since his passing. I know this because I was one of those lives. How, you might ask. Due to his tragic accident, the company started a yard control policy. One item of that policy was the implementation of the mandatory use of reflective vests and it was the reason that a driver seen me at the last sec. In the dark. His passing was not in vain. THANKS GARY

April 8, 2010

I never thought it would be this hard it has been six years and I still miss you little brother and always will.Just setting hear looking at pic of you and I and the girls. I love you.
Marie

Marie Hall

March 6, 2008

Well little brother it has been four years and it still as hard today as it was then,I keep thinking with time it will get better.But for me I still have a very hard time. I will miss you for ever. I still cry when I see the Overnit Trucks, I keep thinking I will see as I did in the past. Little Brother keep looking down on us and make us laugh. We look at pic of you all the time. That helps me keeping you alive in my heart. Just to let you know I will always love you even though you are gone. But in my heart for ever. Take care of Dad I know you both are together.I love and miss you alot.
Love your sister Marie

Donna Peterson

March 6, 2008

YOU Gary are still in my heart and on my mind. I think of you everyday.
We (my mom), and I have shared many tears and laughter in our memories of you. YOU, are so missed.

Rachel Arnold

March 4, 2008

I'm a little late on writing in your book Gary, please forgive me. I lost my aunt a year ago Feb. 14th and you 4 years ago so my week was pretty hard. I miss you and think of you everyday. I have your picture in my house and see it everyday. I know you are making everyone laugh up there but save some for when we all see you again. Miss you and love you

Marie Hall

February 14, 2007

Gary, you are missed and loved so much. And I think of you every day and I will always keep you in my heart.I know that your with are dad.

Love your Sister Marie

John Fuentes

February 13, 2007

Thinking of you always,

love Fuentes family.

johnny fuentes

February 13, 2006

missing you so very much but I know that you are always here in my heart and soul. with much love John

Steven Dohanish

October 12, 2005

Sounds to me that gary was a great guy his interest the same as mine. I know he is missed will keep him and the family in my prayers god bless. Steve Dohanish Line haul driver yellow freight.

Scott & Dee Hall

August 17, 2005

Thank you to the Davis Family for their loving hospitality at the 2nd Annual Gary W. Davis Memorial BBQ - August 13th. It was a wonderful tribute to Uncle Gary, his life and his memory! We love you!

John Fuentes

April 5, 2005

Missing you so much, you will always be in my heart and soul every day of my life I think of you every day wishing you were here

love you Teresa Brit Katie ... I love you and miss you Gary

Marie Hall

February 13, 2005

Today was a year ago that I lost my baby brother, it seems like it was yesterday.My hart still brakes as if it was that day.Gary will ALWAYS be in my hart. There is not a day that goes bye that I don't shed a bucket of tears. I miss him so much, There is no one that knows the heart that I feel. I wish I could have been with his family today. I love them so much and always will!!.My little brother you may be gone, but your always in my hart and prayes. I will always love you.

Your Sister Marie

Britney Davis

January 17, 2005

To family and friends there will be a Memorial Dedication in Gary's honor this Friday, January 21st at 11am. It will be held at Overnite which is located on 900 E street. If you have any question or would like to contact us our e-mail is [email protected]

Marie Hall Hall

September 19, 2004

Brit, I m gald that as your aunt I was able to be there to help you thur this time. I m so proud of you for doing a great Job!!I also want to say it is still is very hard to make it each day with out several tears, But I will go on and be there for you Brit, and Mom and Katy, I love you and I know thatYour Dad would be so proud of you. I m here if you need me day or night.

Love Auntie Marie

Britney Davis

September 18, 2004

Thank you to everyone who came to the 1st Annual G.W.Davis BBQ on August 14th, 2004. I don't know how I would of got through those six months and planned the BBQ if it wasnt for my friends and family. I have started working on the web site www.garywdavis.com and if you would like to e-mail us please do at [email protected].

Scott Hall

August 12, 2004

Well, today is six months. There has not been an easy day since the traggic loss of G.W. I wanted to thank all of Gary's customers and fellow drivers and family and friends, That have been so great to go out of there way and take time out of their lifes to help Teresa, Britt and Katy with stuff around the house and just to leand an ear when it is needed. They are doing as good as could be expected and I appreate it. Although Gary is not here he WILL be MISSED. I have witnessed that by talking with fellow drivers who knew him and the storys that we all share prove that he was a great man!!!!...

Love & Miss you. Gee Gee

Scotty " gearjammer #3 "

Marie Hall

August 10, 2004

It will be six months on Thursday and my Hart is still feeling the lose as if it was the first day. I will miss you little brother more then anyone will every know.There is not one day that goes bye that I don't think of you.

Love your Sister Marie

Teresa Davis

July 29, 2004

Thank you to our wonderful family and friends. The past few months have been terrible and we

would have not survived them without your love and support.

In memory of Gary we are having the First Annual G.W.DAVIS BBQ.

August 14th, 4-8pm. BBQ at 5pm

The Davis Family Home

RSVP [email protected]

Hope you can make it.

Thank you.

Britney Davis

May 6, 2004

We now have a web site for my dad. It is http://garywdavis.com

In the future, we hope this will be a way to communicate with friends and family. My family thanks all of you for your heartfelt thoughts and comments. Thanks to Donna Peterson for maintaining this Guest Book and John Rappold for the web site.

JOCYLYNN SMITH

April 29, 2004

I'M SO SHOCKED GARY IS GONE. I WORKED WITH GARY FOR A YEAR & 1/2 AT OVERNIGHT TRANSP. HE WAS THE MOST EXCITING PERSON THERE WHO ALWAYS MADE YOU FEEL WELCOME AND AT HOME. THERE IS TRULY NO OTHER LIKE GARY AND WILL BE TRULY MISSED AND FOREVER IN MY HEART. I WISH THE BEST FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

T-BOW MOV & STG OF WOODLAND

April 23, 2004

4/23/04: To the Family of Gary Davis

We are a moving & storage company in Woodland, Ca. and we just found out about Gary...We sincerely send our sympathy to his family for their lost. Gary delivered to us almost every day and when his route was changed to Chico, Dirinda took over his route. We were remembering Gary and we remember when he was coming here that there was a margarita machine that he wanted, it was a big joke and of course he did not end up with it, the bosses took it home... we also remember how picky he was about his tractor, he would always complain if he was gone for a couple of days and he would return to his truck and it would be a mess or not how he left it...he seemed to be a stickler for that. although we have not seen Gary for over 2 years since he changed routes, Dirinda keeps us up to date...again we are sorry for your loss and please know that we appreciated Gary's service to our company..From the Staff of T-Bow Moving & Stg. of Woodland.

MARY DAVIS

March 24, 2004

IAM GARYS MOTHERI WANT TO LET EVERY ONE KNOWTHAT GARY WAS THE GREATEST HE WAS GOOD TO EVERY ONE AND ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP IN ANY WAY HE COULDHE GAVE ME A BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER IN -LAW &TWO BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN AND THEY WILL MISS THEIR DAD.GARY ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A TRUCK DRIVER LIKE HIS DAD HE USED TO SAY HERE COMES MY DOD WHO DROVE FOR TEICHERT & SON NUMBER 252 IWIL MISS HIM SO MUCH YOUR MOM MARY

Rachel Arnold

March 22, 2004

Teresa, Brit, & Katie,

My heart goes out to all of you. I can't imaging what you are going through. I will miss Gary so very much and keep his smiles in my heart forever. When you see a rainbow in the sky just think of it as Gary giving you his promise that he will see you agian some day and until then he is always with you. You three are in my daily prayers and if you ever need anything please do not hesitate to call or just drop in. I love you Teresa, Brit & Katie...I love you and miss you Gary.

vida cook

March 10, 2004

Almost a month and the pain is no less. I miss you so my little brother.

Carolyn Keepers

February 27, 2004

I'm sending my sincere heartfelt thoughts to each of you. I'm Gary's cousin. I still find it hard to believe that Gary was a grown man, married with children. I still think of him as the little boy tagging along after all of us that were considered "The Big Kids". Though our paths have not crossed in many years, be assured as family, we're all here for you...Carolyn "CJ"(Blakeman) Keepers

Marie Hall

February 24, 2004

Teresa,Brit and Katy,I will be here for you ALWAYS. My hart is broken for you. I m sadden by the death of my little brother, he will be missed Greatly.

Love Marie

jo blakeman-tescari

February 24, 2004

TO ALL OF THE FAMILY OF GARY I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT GARY IS NOT AROUND ANY MORE I AM HIS GREAT AUNT I STILL THINK OF HIM AS A LITTLE BOY I KNEW WHEN HE WAS GROWING UP.HE WAS ALWAYS FUN TO BE AROUND AND HIS PARENTS DID A GOOD JOB RAISING HIM.I HOPE THE BEST FOR ALL OF YOU AUNT JO

Donna Peterson

February 22, 2004

Gary was my uncle. I remember playing with him as a child. That boy loved to play jokes on me and my sister. I loved him so much. I loved him more after he met Teresa and had his beautiful girls. I admired him greatly as he was so happy with his life. I was so deeply moved by the celebration of his life service. How appropriate for him to be honored. I am so sorry this tradgedy has happened. It does not make any sense to me. This was one of the "good guys" he was not finished here yet. I am truely proud of Teresa and those beautiful girls. What a good job in raising their children they have done. I love you girls. I love you Uncle Gary....

Sharon Blakeman-deVries

February 22, 2004

Gary and I go back a long way, cousins! I have many fond memories of 'hanging out' with the Davis'. Gary and his siblings are more than just family, they are my friends. We haven't seen much of one another as we have grown ,but in times like these, we are always there. We want to let our family know that we are still with them. My heart goes out to all of the Davis family and friends. I am happy that Gary grew to be such a well loved and likable guy! Take Care

Kelley (Delany) Crawford

February 21, 2004

Dear Teresa and family,

I am so sorry to hear about your husband. It breaks my heart to think about what you are going through right now. Please know that you are in my prayers and have my deepest sympathy.

Traca Silva

February 20, 2004

Teresa, Brit & Katie...

Gary would not want us to be crying because, he worked too hard to keep us Laughing. I have lost my BIGGEST brother but I know Gary and Randy are having a blast. At the races Gary always seemed to make the best out of the worst, no matter how Billy finished he was the 1st to have a reaction, Good or Bad.

LOVE YOU GARY!!! LOVE YOU GUYS!!!

Traca

wanda allred dotson

February 19, 2004

To Garys family: Our hearts are heavy to hear about Gary. May Gods peace and comfort be with you. Gary is a wonderful person. Our families enjoyed many wonderful visits over dinner when we were growing up. Gary was always a great guy to be around. Wanda Allred Dotson

Rick, Francine, Brandi & Ricky Sellers

February 19, 2004

Dear Teresa, Britney and Kathryn,

We are so sorry to hear about your loss of your wonderfull husband and loving father, Gary. Gary has been such a great friend to all of the Sellers' families, and he will be truly missed. We always knew that whenever Gary was around, there would always be laughter, smiles, and he always gave us his great big bear hugs that would just warm our hearts. Gary always reminded us of Randy. Together, they are with God watching over your family. May your lifetime of happiness bring you, Britney and Kathryn comfort during this time of sorrow. You will be in our prayers with all of our love Rick, Francine, Brandi and Ricky.

Doug, Monique & Dalton Fix

February 19, 2004

Teresa, Britney & Katie,

It is with great sadness, that we share your loss of Gary/Daddy. Doug and I have such fond memories of family BBQ's, and our wedding would not have been the same without Dave and Gary manning the grill. We are praying for your family that the Lord will comfort you and give you solice in your time of grief. We will truly miss-Wayne-Rite! We love you all very much and will be with you in spirit. God Bless You All.

The Fix Family

Alicia Daniels

February 19, 2004

I am so sorry this had to happen. Your whole family has been a special friend to my best friend Michele, and I will always treasure you for that. May peace shine on the rest of your days.

Alicia

Pat & Jeri Amstutz

February 19, 2004

To Gary's Family,

We are so sorry to hear about your loss. Gary was a wonderful, kind friend who always had a smile. He will be dearly missed here on earth. He has joined a special group of friends in heaven who will be looking after all of you from now on.

With All Our Love

Faris Kasline

February 19, 2004

My dear Teresa and girls,

We will not be able to attend the service tomorrow but our thoughts and prayers are with you.

The Kaslines

Michele, Dave, Kayla & Jason Huntoon

February 18, 2004

Teresa, Britney and Katie,

We are deeply sorry to hear about Gary. He was such a happy-go-lucky, fun loving guy. We will miss that big smile and hearty laugh at the barbeques. Dave will miss his competition at the table. We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers.

Love,

Michael, Debra, Healthtouch Staff

February 18, 2004

Teresa, Britney, and Katie

Your family has been a delightful and integral part of the Healthtouch family for many years. It is with deep sadness and a shared sense of loss that we offer our sincere condolences.

With Affection,

Michael Henry

Debra Haines

The Healthtouch Physical Therapy Staff

Heide Mathews-Boullt

February 18, 2004

My Dear, Sweet Teresa, (Jeff)

My heart is truly breaking. Words can not express the emotion of loss I feel for you and the girls.

Our dear Lord blessed you with a life with Gary, many could only dream of. God blessed you with a fun, loving, careing, and devoted husband and father. He will always wrap his loving arms around you in times of trouble and triumph.

It is far too difficult to understand how a senseless accident could take an amazing love from you. Gary will live on in all of you, making this world a better place because him.

I pray Gods love will somehow strengthen your hearts and give you Peace. I hope you know how much You are loved by so many. You truly have taught me the value and appreciation of friendship. I will love you forever my Dear Friend, Heide Mathews-Boullt (Mutt)

Allie

February 18, 2004

Dear Teresa, Britney and Katie

I just wanted to say how truley sorry I am about the loss of your husband/ father. My thoughts and best wishes are with you...we will all remember Gary for the funny, caring wonderful man that he was to everyone he met.

Michael

February 18, 2004

I want to extend my deepest sympathy to Gary's wife, family, and friends. May God bless you and give you strength at this difficult and tragic time.

Dave Dotson

February 17, 2004

To:

Gary's family. I am very sorry to hear of your loss. It has been some time since I had seen Gary, but hearing of the loss of Gary was like loseing a brother. Our families were very close and I grew up around Gary, and we worked together when I was a teenager. Gary is about (7) years older than me but when I was young he always would take time to talk about anything we had of mutual interest. Hunting, fishing, cars or he just let me follow him around and bug him. (Just like an big brother). Gary was a good friend and a good man and I will miss him.

Sincerly: Dave Dotson

Bill, Cathy Dotson

February 17, 2004

To Garys wife and children, mother, brothers and sisters, and other family members. We can't be there with you, but we feel the loss of this special boy. He was like one of our children. We send you our love, and pray God will minister His strength, and cover you with His love. We have been a part of the Davis family for 36 years so we feel like we are family. You are in our prayers. Yours in Christ love, Bill, Cathy and the rest of our family.

Mary Sellers

February 17, 2004

A special friend/brother indeed. He had a special way that warmed the hearts and air of everyone who knew him. He had spectaular qualities that made him the wonderful person he was . My special friend Gary left us with many beautiful photos of the good ole days and wonderful memories to match.He was like a brother to the Sellers family and often people thought he was. A kind hearted person that loved our children as his own as they grew up.For Jumbo,Gary was his best buddy of 30 years +, the best man in his wedding almost 20 years ago . Gary was a special friend ,brother,fishing partner ,And the best Sprintcar pitman around .He will be truly missed by all our families ..Love Mary

Mary and Bill Sellers

February 17, 2004

To Treasa,Britney,Katy

It will be hard to say good-bye to one who meant so much, but just remember that all of Gary's best qualities live on in you- they are yours to treasure and share through all the years to come. We will always be there for you.. With Love

Jumbo,Mary,Latecia,Traca,Billy,#1 5

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