Birth date: Feb 12, 1934 Death date: Nov 13, 2013
Gary Dean Asher of Tavares, Florida passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at the age of 79 years. He was born in Ferndale, Washington to Howard and Rose Asher. Gary proudly served his country in the US Army. He graduated fro Read Obituary
Aunt Lois, I am so sorry to hear of Gary's passing.
Love and sympathies to you,
Kelly (Frye) Luecke
I would like to pay tribute to the man I am lucky enough to call my Dad. He had so many wonderful qualities, so humorous and full of life in his healthy years. He taught us to love the outdoors, and to laugh at ourselves. He had a natural ability to be sensitive and kind, yet fun loving and mischievous. He was an unassuming man, never thinking himself above anyone else. Always ‘just wanted us to be happy’, and accepted our choices in life. He loved to try to make me laugh in church, and make my mom give him the ‘stink’ eye.
I would also like to express appreciation and thanks to all the friends and family who were there for him through the good years, and the difficult ones. Especially my stepmom, who loved him dearly and was devoted to him deeply. God bless you all.
My father was not a famous man, but he is the stuff legends are made of to me. May his strong spirit always be remembered and cherished by all who loved him.
Cheryl
I always just called him "Asher" and he usually called me "Meathead" (but with a grin on his face).
I remember he offered time and again to show me how to catch a fish as we stood next to each other with our lines in the water along the bank of some river, many rivers. He also determined once that he needed to teach me how to ride my horse. He just said "climb on Meathead and follow me". What I didn't know at the time is that he had picked a very steep hill to ride up. A hill a person would struggle to climb on foot. I remember I could hear him laughing all the way up and all the way down. And I remember he had to wait for me at both top and bottom.
I wish I had even just 1 of those days to relive.
I have such a long list of special memories of my times with Asher and an even longer list of the ways he influenced my life. All of this fills a very large place in my heart and always will.
He is the only man I have ever known that could fully express himself to me in 5 words or less. He knew what I needed him to say, in the moment, he said the rest of what I needed to hear with his eyes rather than with words. I knew by the way he looked at me what was in his heart and I knew above all that he loved me. That was all I really needed to know.
I can only hope he knew how much I loved him. The way a son loves his father.
I'll see you again Asher. I will always be your Meathead son-in-law,
Vance
To a wonderful man who loved me and my Natalie and Troy like his own. I will always treasure my time with him and the memories. Tina
Our hearts were saddened today when we received the news of Gary. What a special and wonderful man. There are so many great memories we have of Gary and they will keep him nearby forever. We didn't have enough time to enjoy his humor, friendliness and compassion. Our prayers go out to Lois and family.
Gary so enjoyed fishing and the fishing boat he left for us at Kivett Lake will always be our reminder of an active and wonderful fellow. Thanks.
Love,
Bob & Sue
