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Gary Grieben Obituary

Gary Grieben Gary Alan Grieben was born in Seattle, Washington on May 3, 1953, and passed away suddenly due to cardiac arrest on July 20, 2012. Gary lived in the Tumwater area nearly all his life. He devoted much time to raising koi and his beloved dogs Ranger and Lucy. He was a master tinkerer, and had a great gift of fixing mechanical things. He used these gifts to help many friends. He is survived by his parents Don and Ann Grieben, sister Cheri Grieben, sister and brother-in-law Jan and Mark Stuckey, brother and sister-in-law Scott and Shawna Grieben, and nephews Kyle and Brett Stuckey and Sam and Spencer Grieben. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, July 25 at 2 PM at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 1601 North Street, Olympia. Donations can be made to ASPCA at www.aspca.org/donate. Please leave rememberances at Funeralalternatives.org.

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Published by The Olympian on Jul. 24, 2012.

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Kevin Graham

August 2, 2012

My heart goes out to you at this time and in the days ahead.

July 25, 2012

Sending our sincere sympathy, love and prayers. Good bye old friend--gonna miss you and your humor. Good friends growing up to gether as kids.

Dean Farrington

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Doreen Binger

July 25, 2012

Sending our sincere sympathy, love and prayers from South Dakota. Wish we could give you all a hug in person but please know that we feel your loss and mourn with you. May you rely on God's love to sustain you during this difficult time.

chase ainey

July 25, 2012

Good bye old friend--gonna miss you and your humor. Never a dull moment being around ya

Doreen Smith

July 24, 2012

RIP Gary. I will miss your smile my friend.

Cye Laramie

July 24, 2012

So long my old friend. I will always remember the good times we had, driving our parents prematurely gray. You will be missed but never forgotten.

Kathy Foster

July 24, 2012

Still hard to believe you are not with us anymore. Doesn't seem like a day went by that we where not in contact. You are missed by so many. You will always be remembered for all your projects and sometimes "crazy" ideas you would come up with. I will miss the phone calls reminding me to watch this or that on TV. Rest In Peace Gary. Love and miss you.

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