Gary Eugene Woods November 16, 1926 - August 5, 2011

Gary Eugene Woods passed away August 5, 2011 in Bend following an extended illness.

He was born November 16, 1926 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the son of John P. Ola Woods. He was one of two sons and had a younger brother, Resse. The family moved to Milwaukie in October 1929. In 1935 the family moved to the Bonneville Dam area where his father worked in construction.

He graduated from high school in Milwaukie. Gary joined the U.S. Air force and served from 1944 to 1947. Gary was a graduate of the University of Oregon.

From his first marriage he had two children, Brian and Marsha. Following his divorce, he married Evonne Glaze in 1962 and gained two more children, Steven and Lynn.

Gary followed a banking career with First National Bank, later First Interstate Bank, first in Eugene, then in Corvallis, and ended his career in Portland as a vice president. He retired in 1985.

In the mid-1970s, Gary and Evonne built an A-frame home east of Sisters. Later they sold that property and moved to the Tollgate area near Sisters. In 2003, they moved to Redmond.

During his retirement years, Gary was a volunteer and then volunteer coordinator for the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Board of Directors for the High Mountains Dixieland Jazz Festival, a volunteer for the Sisters Rodeo Association, and a founding member of the "Bored," a group of Sisters area residents that have met monthly since 1993 to celebrate birthdays. In Redmond, he was a member of Newcomers-Old Comers of Redmond, and the Episcopal Church of Redmond where he was instrumental in helping to maintain the church's finances.

Besides his wife Evonne and brother Reese, he is survived by his children and stepchildren; two cousins in the state of Washington and two cousins in Minnesota; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

No service is planned. The family requests that in lieu of flowers contributions be made in his name to the American Cancer Society. Please sign our guest book at http://www. niswonger-reynolds.com.