Gary McMullen


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Posted Online: Nov. 25, 2012, 7:00 pm
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Gary J. McMullen, 65, of New Windsor, died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012, at his home.
Graveside services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at New Windsor Cemetery. There is no visitation. Friends may greet the family at a luncheon in the CE Building at New Windsor Presbyterian Church following the burial. Memorials may be left to the New Windsor Fire Department or American Lung Association.
He was born Nov. 29, 1946, in New Windsor, to James and Alice Gritton McMullen. He graduated from Winola High School and married Christine Johnson June 14, 1969, in New Windsor.
Gary owned and operated Gary McMullen Trucking Company for more than 10 years and later worked for Mack Trucking, retiring in 2008.
He was a member of the New Windsor Presbyterian Church, volunteer for the New Windsor Fire Department, having served as treasurer, and was currently president of the New Windsor Cemetery. He enjoyed fishing and gardening with his grandson.
Survivors include his wife, Christine; one son, Robert McMullen, of Waterloo, Iowa; one daughter, Sandy (Dave) Mesich, of Streamwood; one grandson, Hunter; several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Online condolences can be made at www.petersonwallinknoxfuneralhome.com.














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