Gary Earl Tidwell (1941 - 2013)

Born 7 Aug 1941 in Pomona, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Died 14 Jun 2013 at age 71 in Menifee, Riverside, California, United States

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Biography

Gary Earl Tidwell was born August 7, 1941to Russell Tidwell and Wilma Matthews in Pomona, California.^[1]

He was married for 42 years and has 3 living children. One daughter died in 1990.

He died, at the age of 71, on June 14, 2013 in Menifee, California.

Obituary:^[2]
Gary Earl Tidwell, passed away June 14, 2013, after a valiant fight to recover from a fall he had taken in Big Bear, CA. Preceded in death by daughter, Jaima Tidwell. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, one daughter & son-in-law, 2 sons & daughter-in-laws, three grandchildren and one and sister.

Gary was born in Pomona, CA. He spent his early years in Long Beach, graduating from Millikan High School, in 1959. Gary and his family moved to Temecula, in 1988, and in 1999, Gary and Eleta moved to Menifee Valley. He retired from a career in Club Management after 28 years. Gary managed both golf clubs and yacht clubs, and also worked for the Los Angeles Athletic Club. After Gary retired he was not ready to sit on the couch, so he had a second career working for the Temecula Valley School District.

Gary was known for his love of family, mentoring children and passion for fishing. Gary had a fun mischievous side and loved to tell jokes and stories to make people laugh. He appreciated playing pool with his father-in-law. Johnnie Miller. He enjoyed dinner and board games with his Friday night group of friends and shuffle board with his family & friends. He had an easy going attitude, but competitive spirit. He had been active with the Long Beach YMCA, for 47 years and with his church serving in leadership positions with both organizations.

A Celebration of Life event will be held on July 6, 2013, at 11 AM, at the United Church of Christ, located at 26701 McCall Rd, Menifee, CA.

Sources

1. ↑ "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2QT-JTZ : 27 November 2014), Garey Earl Tidwell, 07 Aug 1941; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
2. ↑ https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/12323574/Gary-Tidwell

See Also:

• "1950 United States Federal Census", United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 723; Sheet Number: 11; Enumeration District: 65-66, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #267924625 (accessed 6 August 2022), Gary E Tidwell (8) son in household of Russell E Tidwell (36) in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA. Born in California.
• Family Search Profile for Gary Earl Tidwell