Gary L. Butler, 80, of Pinehurst, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at home. Gary was born in Rochester, NY on Nov. 17, 1942. He grew up on Thurston Rd. and then Bryan Street, attending John Marshall High School. Gary worked for Eastman Kodak Company while attending Rochester Institute of Technology evenings and weekends where he earned a BS degree in Business Administration in 1976. In 1991 he retired as District Sales Manager with Kodak Business Imaging Systems in Kansas City, Kansas with over 31 years of service.
Gary was preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth William “Bill” and Thelma Sheldon Butler and his brother David. He is survived by his loving wife Mary Steffen of 36 years, daughter Michelle Butler “Love Bug” Wallace and her husband Martin, so special and loving granddaughters Julia Marie, Jaime Elizabeth, Jenna Rae Karnath (Eric), Jaclyn Michelle and grandson Joseph Martin Wallace. Thank you Mary, Michelle, Marty and Grandchildren for all you are and have become. You’ve made me very proud.
Donations in his memory may be made to FirstHealth Hospice Foundation, 150 Apple Cross Road, Pinehurst NC 28374. Private family service will be held at a later date in upstate New York.
Online condolences may be left at: www.bolesfuneralhome.com
Services are entrusted to Boles Funeral Home, Pinehurst.
Online condolences may be left at: www.bolesfuneralhome.com
Services are entrusted to Boles Funeral Home, Pinehurst.
