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Gary Dwight Beamer Sunday Dec 18, 2016 at 2:00 AM July 8, 1935 - December 12, 2016 Gary Dwight Beamer passed away December 12, 2016. Gary served in the United States Army at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. After retiring from a career in the U.S. Forest Service he worked with D. Disabled People in Juneau, Alaska. He later worked assisting the homeless in Ashland, Ore. Gary was ordained by the New Seminary at the Cathedral of St. John of the Divine in New York City and officiated at four family weddings. He served as a St. Elizabeth Hospice Volunteer in Indiana, Larsh community in Seattle, and Age Wise Age Well in Medford, Ore. among others. Gary very much loved his family. In his later years, Gary was a deeply spiritual man whose kindness and humor shone out of his crinkly blue eyes. Gary is survived by his wife, Josel Beamer; sister, Joy Zook; daughters, Sabrina Struble, June Doan, and Lana Gillean; son, Brett Beamer; step-children, Val Evart and Byron Folwell; 14 grand-children; many great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. A celebration of Gary’s life will be held at noon Sunday, January 8, 2017 at Holman-Hankins-Bowker & Waud. Memorial contributions may be made to Bristol Hospice Foundation in Clackamas, Ore. A very special thanks to the wonderful people at Marquis Oregon City.