Gary Ray Danison Obituary (1962 - 2015)

Gary Ray Danison, 53, of Normal, passed away at 7:35 a.m., Sunday, June 14, 2015 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington from a pulmonary embolism.His memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 18, 2015 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington with Rev. Jonathan Wright officiating. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00 p.m., Thursday at the funeral home.The family requests no flowers.Gary was born May 19, 1962 in Lincoln, the son of Gary Leon and Carolyn Sue Randl Danison.Gary is survived by his parents of Normal; his brother, Rob (Gail) Danison of Auxvasse, MO; his sister, Kayla Usherwood of Normal; his nephew, Aaron Danison of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO; his niece, Mariah (Jesse) McKee of Auxvasse, MO, his niece, Shelby Usherwood of Normal; and his nephew, Coy Danison of Auxvasse, MO. He is also survived by 3 aunts, 2 uncles and numerous cousins.Gary graduated from high school in 1981 and worked at Bonanza in Lincoln for 17 years. He has been currently employed with Schnucks for the past 15 years.Gary was a train enthusiast who liked to travel to ride the steam engines of North America. He was also an avid collector of Star Trek, Mayberry and Grand Ole Opry memorabilia and loved the challenge of a jigsaw puzzle, the harder the better.Anyone who knew Gary Ray recognized his kind heart and gentle soul. He lived his life with a ready smile and offered his friendship freely without hesitation.Gary loved us well and brought us joy. Our hearts will always love him, and we will never stop missing our son, our brother, our uncle and our friend.