Birth date: Apr 21, 1965 Death date: Jan 9, 2022
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Gary Ronald Staley, born in California on April 21, 1965 and on Sunday January 9th, 2022, Gary quietly slipped away from his earthly bonds and gently entered into eternal Read Obituary
Memories from the last time our Northern and Southern California family got together. We're still in shock about Gary's passing and send healing prayers and hugs to his family especially Adam and Olivia. RIP Gary, until we meet again.
Love, the McReynolds family
We will miss Gary while we are left on this Earth but know in our hearts that we will be reunited with him again one fine day. We will remember the good times we shared, the laughter and fun, the big bear hugs and will forever have the image of him with his beautiful smile that always came so easily, etched in our hearts and minds.
His high intellect, sense of humor, strong ambition and unwavering love of family and country leave us in a world that is dimmer without his Light. We are profoundly diminished by this great loss that came way too early, especially for his children.
The pain felt now is a testament to how much he meant to us. To paraphrase the wise words that Ram Dass once said to a family in grief, "For our pain is Gary's legacy to us. Not that he would inflict such pain by choice, but there it is. And it must burn its purifying way to completion. For something in you dies when you bear the unbearable, and it is only in that dark night of the soul that you are prepared to see as God sees, and to love as God loves. Our rational minds can never understand what has happened, but our hearts, if we can keep them open to God, will find their own intuitive way. Gary came to do his work on Earth, which included his manner of death. Now his soul is free, and the love that you can share with him is invulnerable to the winds of changing time and space."
May God bring comfort during this process so that we may be able to trust the plan He has for Gary that includes no more physical or emotional suffering and consolation for those left behind whom he loved unconditionally.
We will always love Gary and remember him with great fondness and affection. We will treasure our memories of him and we will remember that love never dies including the love he still has for us. He will always live in our hearts, that connection is forever here and now and for all eternity when we are with him again.
With deep love and sympathy,
Auntie Shyama and Grandpa Hogue
