Gary was born December 7, 1950 to Joe and Juanita Gallo. He lost his brief but brave battle with cancer on December 29, 2008. Gary was born and raised in Gilroy. He resided in Santa Cruz for the past 30 years. He graduated from Gilroy High School in 1969, served in the Army National Guard and was a member of the Operating Engineers Local 3. Gary loved the outdoors and was an avid fisherman.
He is survived by his mother Juanita (Gilroy), girlfriend Kristi Barry (Santa Cruz), sister Nancy Gallo (Gilroy), niece Melany Forsgren (Gilroy), nephew Daniel Gallo (Honduras), great-niece Gianna Garcia (Gilroy) and many family and friends. He was preceded in death by his father Joe Gallo.
At Gary’s request no services will be held. A memorial bench will be placed in Santa Cruz. You may honor Gary by contributing to the purchase of the bench to P.O. Box 1264, San Martin, CA 95046 or with a donation to Heartland Hospice, 2511 Garden Road #B200, Monterey, CA 93940.
