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Obituary of Eugene F. Gartland
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Gartland, Eugene "Gene" F.
Rochester: Suddenly on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at the age of 61. Predeceased by his parents, Wilbur & Loretta; brother, Robert. Gene is survived by his wife of 40 years, Wendy Gartland; son, Ian P. Gartland; daughters, Erin(Michael) Gould, Carrie(Sean) Kelleher; grandchildren, Shannon & Donovan Gould; brother, Wilbur(Sandy) Gartland; mother-in-law, Peggy Bennett; sisters in law; numerous nieces and nephews.
Gene worked as an educator starting at St. Charles Borromeo for 5 years teaching junior high students. He then worked for over 20 years at EOC/SUNY Brockport instructing for GED Program. He also taught geography, geology & meteorology. Gene ran numerous trips starting through the Rochester Science Museum resulting in the finding of Nature's Discovering with his partners Steven Daniel's & Peter Debes. With Nature's Discovery, Gene traveled to numerous locations leading trips across the US and abroad. He volunteered for the Rochester Environmental Commission for over 20 years in which he chaired the committee for over 10 years. Most of all, Gene's passion was to share his information with all he encountered.
His family will receive friends FRIDAY 4:00 - 8:00pm at the funeral home (570 Kings Hwy South), where his funeral service will be held SATURDAY 10:30am. Interment Private. Memorials may be directed to American Heart Association, PO Box 3049, Syracuse, NY 13220. To share a memory or send the family a condolence, please visit www.harrisfuneralhome.com.
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10:30 am
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Paul W. Harris Funeral Home, Inc., Rochester, NY
570 Kings Hwy. So.
Rochester, New York, United States
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1950 - 2012
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