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1955
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2022
Gary Altman Obituary
A native of Metro Detroit, Mich., he was born July 3, 1955, to the late Fredric & Zeraldine Altman. He married his high school sweetheart, Suzanne Altman, on October 30, 1976, enjoying 45 years of marriage.
An engineering graduate of GMI in Flint, Mich., he worked for General Motors for more than 30 years.
He was a natural outdoorsman, as witnessed by his love of cruising the Great Lakes, fishing, skiing, golfing, riding his Harley, and Motorhoming across the country. An audiophile at heart, he also enjoyed music, dance, and video gaming. His culinary skills brought many a gourmet meal to family and friends.
Gary is survived by the love of his life Suzanne(Suzy) Altman (Wightman) of Venice, Fla., his two beloved dogs Harley and Maria, sisters Lynn Altman of Hudson, Fla., and Sharon Palencar of Costa Mesa, Calif., brother and sister-in-laws Mary-Anne Machiniak (Wightman) of Harper Woods, Mich., Joe & Dianne Osmialowski (Wightman) of Bothell, Wash., and David & Laura Wightman (Gillman) of Seattle, Wash., and many nieces and nephews.
A celebration of his life will be held in April in Venice, FL.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: Sanilac Scoopers Making Miracles Animal Rescue, P.O. Box 180155 Utica, MI 48318. https://www.sanilacscoopers.org/
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Lisa Kenny
December 29, 2023
Gary was my boss and taught me so much. Our families both loved crawdads.
Thought we'd look him up when we moved to Florida in 2023. So sad to see he is gone.
Carole Powell
April 13, 2022
So very sorry for your loss, Sue and friends and family - came across the post on Facebook from Making Miracles (a fellow rescue group that I know well) - I used to work with you, Sue, at Fisher Body and often wondered how you and Gary were doing
Lora Rozkowski
March 15, 2022
My husband Gary & I express our sympathy to the family. We are friends with Lynn and have heard such wonderful things about Gary though we never met we felt like we knew him in a small way. One thing for sure...he was truly loved. Praying for all involved. God Bless you, Lora
Lynn Altman
March 14, 2022
In loving memory of my wonderful little brother. Gary, I will always love you and will always miss you. You took a piece of my heart with you when you left us, but I know you are safe and healed with Jesus.
Special prayers for you, Suzy, especially for this first year without your best friend and beloved husband. May you find that deep joy inside as you remember Gary, and I pray many blessing be upon you for loving Gary with all your heart and filling his life to overflowing. I wait for the day we will all see Jesus face to face and spend eternity together.
Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. (1 Thessalonians 4:17)
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