Birth date: Sep 23, 1955 Death date: Apr 7, 2017
Gary Thomas Sharrow, age 61, of Grand Rapids, formerly of St. Clair, passed away unexpectedly April 7, 2017. Gary was born September 23, 1955, son of the late Thomas and Edith Sharrow. He recently retired from the City of Grand Ra Read Obituary
Sparrow was a great friend of mine for over 40 years; he was kind and generous, and had a great sense of humor. Sparrow will always be remembered as a very caring and loyal guy who could never do enough for his friends; he will be sorely missed.
We will miss our good friend and neighbor here on Beechwood St NE in Grand Rapids. Gary was always so kind, generous, helpful, and friendly. He never had a bad word for anyone. He had many fun stories to tell about working for the City. We are saddened by his loss. But he is up in the best of places now. And that is where he deserves to be.
Always a smile and a hug from Gary. You will be missed. May you Rest in Peace, dear friend.
Kathy Bilski
One of the sweetest souls I have known. Always loved that beautiful smile! Gary was a great friend to many and loved by all! I am sure your loving parents will be there to welcome you to your eternal home.
The nicest man I ever met you will be missed
Gary was one of the nicest men we've ever known. He was our garbage man and a friend/coworker to my husband, Dan. He always stopped to chat and never had a bad thing to say about anybody. He was a good man and will be dearly missed.
Gary always had a great smile! One of the nice guys, so sorry he's gone. Rest in peace.
Gary - my friend since our early school days, I am so sad. You are one of the kindest souls I have ever known. Our loss is heaven's gain!
Marilyn, you are now surely in my thoughts. What an amazing -- miraculous. -- time that was when we two twelve-year-old girls without siblings had brothers come into our lives. From time to time I come across a photo of the two of us pushing baby buggies. And now, this. So sorry!
My husband Jon and I (Candita) knew Gary through my husband's parents (Jim and Deb Greenman). Gary was not a blood relative, but a coworker and close family friend of the Greenmans. While marrying into the family, I did mix that connection up a few times thinking he was an uncle in the family because of the close-knit relationship between the two.
However, regardless of relation, the Greenman family can gratefully say that Gary was a very welcoming individual who went great lengths to stay closely in touch with everyone and be a big part of our lives.
Although Jon and I had only personally met him a few times, Gary made it a point to reach out to us and made us feel important when he attended our wedding, helped us with home improvement, and expressed such deep love and support for the child that we are expecting later this year. We are forever thankful for these moments and we will continue to cherish them in his honor.
There are no amount of words that can capture the imprint in all of its entirety that Gary has left on the Greenman family as a whole. Like so many others, we have lost someone dear to us and we cannot clearly define all the ways our hearts are saddened with this tragic loss; but we will always remember all of the wonderful memories we have gained from Gary that will last forever.
We send lots of love and prayers to all family and friends of Gary through this difficult time.
Love,
The Greenman Family
