Martin, Gary C.

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Gary C. Martin, age 60, of Appleton, passed away on Thurs., July 24, 2008, at Cherry Meadows with his family by his side after a one-year battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). Gary was born on August 20, 1947, in Columbus, Ohio. He graduated from Oshkosh High School in 1965. He then attended UW-Oshkosh before being drafted into the U.S. Army in December of 1966. He was a Drill Sergeant at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, before serving in Vietnam. After being honorably discharged in November of 1968, he was married to Mary Kay Kampo on April 26, 1969. Gary started working for August Winter and Sons in January of 1970 as a plumbers' apprentice and retired as Executive Vice President in October of 2007 due to his illness. During his employment, he held master plumber licenses in various states. He served on local and state plumbing apprenticeship committees. He was past president of the Wisconsin Association of Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Contractors, being named WAPHCC Contractor of the Year in 1997. He served on the Board of Directors of the Mechanical Contractors Association of Wisconsin and was named the MCA Contractor of the Year in 2007. Gary enjoyed golfing, fishing, hunting, snowmobiling and traveling in his RV. He also enjoyed spending time with family and friends at the cottage in Three Lakes, Wis. In May of 2007, he began building his dream home on a golf course green in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas. The home was completed in January of 2008, and he enjoyed the time he had there. Gary was also looking forward to the birth of his first grandchild, due in September.
Gary is survived by his wife Mary Kay; his daughter, Sarah (Greg) Waters, Appleton; his mother, Mary Halley, Chillicothe, Ohio; his brothers, Victor (Geeta) Halley, Keith (Pam) Halley; his mother-in-law, Dorothy Kampo; brothers and sisters-in-law, Rick (Sue) Kampo, Cathy (Randy) Huebner, Jim (Nancy) Kampo, Joan (Dan) Kossel, Pam (Rick) Pomerenka, Paul (Tina Lausman) Kampo, many nieces, nephews, other relatives and special friends. Gary was preceded in death by his son, Matthew, his father, Clifford Martin, and his father-in-law, Roland Kampo.


A Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Mon., July 28, 2008, at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 105 N. Olk St., Hortonville, with Fr. David Funk and Fr. Jim Feely concelebrating. A gathering and celebration of Gary's life will be held on Sunday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Wichmann Funeral Home, 537 N. Superior St., Appleton. Friends may also call at the church on Monday from 10 a.m. until the time of service. There will be a prayer service held at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund will be established.
Wichmann Funeral Home
537 N. Superior St.
Appleton 920-739-1231
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