Obituary of Gary Joe Dias, 2002; Baker Co., OR
Surnames: Dias, Bishop, Hancock, Lewis

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Gary Dias 

Gary Joe Dias, 48, of Larnet, Kan., died Feb. 17, 2002, at his home. 

His graveside funeral was today at Mount Hope Cemetery. Deacon Jim Watt of St.
Francis de Sales Catholic Church officiated. 

Gary was born on Dec. 23, 1953, at Watsonville, Calif. He graduated from
Watsonville High School and worked as an EMT at San Jose, Calif., and on
several different construction jobs. 

He served on an atomic submarine in the U.S. Navy and also worked with his dad
on a commercial fishing boat at Bristol Bay, Alaska, before falling to a
long-term illness. 

Survivors include his father and stepmother, Gerald and Jan Dias; his mother,
Rose Bishop; his sister and her husband, Angelica and Ramy Hancock; three
nieces; and two grandmothers, Pauline Dias and Rose Lewis, both of
Watsonville, Calif. 

Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one's choice through Gray's
West & Co., P.O. Box 726, Baker City, OR 97814.