Gary Greg Leach died at home Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2005, at age
64.
Gary Greg Leach died at home Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2005, at age 64.
Although Mr. Leach had a number of health challenges in recent years, his death was not anticipated.
Mr. Leach spent most of his childhood on Skyline Boulevard in Woodside where his family moved in 1950 when there weren’t any amenities except open space and tremendous views.
He and his brother raised steers and dairy cows and belonged to the Pescadero 4-H.
He helped celebrate Los Lomitas Elementary School’s 100th birthday in 2004 and the 50th anniversary of Menlo Atherton High School in 2003.
Mr. Leach and his wife Kay moved to Morgan Hill in 1967 when he worked for the California Division of Forestry at the Morgan Hill station. He retired in 1981, then took advantage of an opportunity to return to his schooling and attended Gavilan College majoring in music (his passion was jazz, classical music and opera) and Spanish.
He had an abiding love of mother nature and all her wonderful creatures and was a supportive of the Friends of Sea Otter and the Marine Mammal Center. When he finally was able to travel to Europe he became an avid traveler and explorer of new places. He especially loved Paris and looked forward to a European trip this year to see his maternal grandmother’s birth city of Bergen, Norway.
Mr. Leach felt his greatest contribution with regard to his Parkinson’s disease challenge was to let people know one could still have a bright outlook on this precious life. He wanted to be an example of that.
He is survived by his wife of 38 years Kay; brother, B. Marshall Leach of Spanish Fort, Utah, nieces and nephews, Eric Leach, Peter Leach, Lisa Seaman, Aaron Leach, Rebecca Valladolid, Amy Leach, in addition to Christine Ross, Colleen Ross and Ryan Ross; and brothers-in-law, Kelly Ross and Glenn Ross.
Visitation will be held at 10am Saturday, Feb. 19, 2005, at Johnson’s Funeral Home with a memorial service at 11am and a private internment on Feb., 21, 2005 at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Morgan Hill. Donations to the Parkinson’s Institute rather than flowers would be appreciated.
