Menasha – Gary L. Bushman, formerly of Racine, passed away at home on Monday, May 5, 2014 at the age of 65. He was born on December 10, 1948, son of the late Peter and Carla (nee: Andersen) Bushman. Gary graduated from Wm. Horlick High School in 1967, and then graduated from the Milwaukee Institute of Technology with a degree in Chemistry. Gary was called to serve in the US Army, and proudly served from 1970 – 1972.
Gary was a chemical engineer at Kimberly-Clark for 30 years, retiring in 2001. He thoroughly enjoyed the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing. Gary was a patriotic member of the American Legion; the Experimental Aircraft Association; and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.
Gary is survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Peter and Linda Bushman of Mt. Pleasant; sister-in-law. Vicki Bushman of Racine; nieces and nephews, Susan Czuper of Cleveland, Ohio, Steven Bushman of Oshkosh, Jennifer (Travis) Laib of Pleasant Prairie, and Michael (Kirsten) Bushman of Milwaukee; great-nieces and great-nephews, Jessica Bushman, Tyler and Lauren Laib, Christian and Kara Bushman; great-great-niece Alexis Wood; his good friend and neighbor, Sue Bethkal of Menasha; as well as other relatives and friends. He was also preceded in death by his brother, David Bushman.
Funeral services will be held in the funeral home at 6:30pm on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 with Rev. Lawrence Williams officiating. Visitation will begin at 5pm. Interment and military honors will take place at the Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Park at 10am on Thursday, May 15, 2014. Memorials to the Wounded Warrior Project have been suggested.
Gary Anderson says
Gary has been a friend for the past 35 or more years starting with our meeting at Kimberly-Clark. Since my name is Gary also and there were other Gary’s too, we always joked about adding a number to our name so we could be told apart when called upon. Gary squared or Gary cubed! Although we didn’t see each other as often as when we worked together we did enjoy going to gun shows together and spent many hours at these shows evaluating the various firearms that we saw. Gary was very quiet about his family and personal life so I never knew much about it but we did talked a lot about politics and the crazy direction our country is heading these past five years. Gary had a sharp mind and a good sense of humor, it was always fun to spend time with him. I know he went through many personal trials that he kept to himself but I also know he was a christian and I look forward to seeing him when it is my turn to come home to our Lord and Savior!
Gary
Tom N says
Tom Neal says
It was always a joy to work in the lab with Gary. We went on many trips,and when they were to warm locations, the first thing he did when we got to the rental car was crank the AC to the max! Gary did love nature and living by the lake. I remember him telling me about the sounds the lake would make when we had a severe cold snap and the water froze fast. Not many people would notice such a thing. I missed Gary at work but I’m glad he was able to take early retirement and do his own thing.