Gary Dean Pringle

Gary Dean Pringle, 76, of Topeka, KS died on Jan. 8, 2016 at Stormont-Vail HealthCare after a brief illness. He was born in Osawatomie, KS on Aug. 29, 1939 to Vada Lorene (Matney) and Walter Earl Pringle who preceded him in death.

He is survived by a sister, Janet Lorene (Pringle) Thompson of McKinney, TX and her 2 sons, Brian and Austin; daughters Cathy (Domingo) Guerra of Granbury, TX; Theresa "Tee" (Joe) Hemmer of Topeka, KS, and Laura (Phil) Howard of Carmel, IN; 3 granddaughters Kelsey (Tyler) Pruitt and Madison Hemmer of Topeka, KS, and Sarah Howard of Carmel, IN; 3 grandsons Jeffrey Howard of Beeville, TX, Steven Howard of Granbury, TX, and Chris Howard of Carmel, IN, and 1 great- grandson, Mason Pruitt, of Topeka, KS.

Gary was a proud graduate of Paris American High School in Paris, France. He worked at DuPont (Flexel) as a Recycle Technician. He was a Quality Control Technician at Reser's Food. He enjoyed European travel, including trips to Germany and Israel. He was proud of several published "Letters to the Editor" in the Topeka Capital-Journal newspaper. He was recognized for donating over 21 gallons of blood and in fact saved one Woman's life after the 1965 Topeka tornado. He was a member of the Topeka Bible Church. Dad was known for helping others, his sense of humor, and his commitment and love for Jesus Christ.

Gary will be missed by family, friends, and distant relatives.

A memorial family visitation will be held at the Topeka Bible Church, 1101 SW Mulvane St., Topeka, Kansas 66604, on Thursday, January 14, 2016 from 4-6pm. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes for contributions to be made in Gary's name to Topeka Bible Church.