Gordon Reid Garrey

Garrey, Gordon Reid passed away, Sunday, May 18, 2008 following an illness of several months. Beloved husband for 61 years of Shirley Garrey (nee Worthington) of Chesterfield, MO. Dear father of Gaye (Harry) Hammer of Wildwood, D. Reid (Pam) Garrey of Scottsdale, AZ, Michael Garrey of Chesterfield and Carol (Keith) Wennik of Richmond, VA; grandfather of Brooke, Holly, Jacqui, Madison, Paige, Taylor, Christine, Michael, Taiylor, Wade, Chase and the late Brad; great-grandfather of Bradley, Reid and Avery; brother of Ruth Jellison and Jean Buchanan. Dear uncle, cousin and friend to many. Mr. Garrey was born in Duluth, MN, May 30, 1924, the youngest of three children of Raymond and Olive Garrey. He was a veteran of WW II having served in the Army in the 44th Division in Europe. Mr. Garrey retired in 1988 as the President and CEO of Hussmann Corporation. He was employed by Hussmann on January 28, 1953 as a supervisor in the Timekeeping Dept. and rose through the ranks in various management positions. In February of 1970 he was named President of Hussmann and led the company's international expansion and saw it recognized as the industry leader throughout the world. He was active in the United Way, Junior Achievement and other civic organizations.Services: Funeral service at the SCHRADER Funeral Home, 14960 Manchester Road at Holloway, Ballwin, Saturday, 10:00 a.m. Interment Resurrection Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 225 S. Meramec Ave., Clayton, MO 63105 or Multiple Sclerosis Society, 1867 Lackland Hill Parkway, St. Louis, MO 63146. Visitation Friday 4:30 - 8:00 p.m. Friends may sign the family's on-line guestbook at Schrader.com.