Gary Alan Lehner
Passed: May 01, 2020
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Gary Alan Lehner
Passed: May 01, 2020
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Gary Alan Lehner, age 69, of Buckeye, AZ passed away on May 1, 2020 in Buckeye, AZ. He was born June 21, 1950 in Kansas City, MO to Dr. Richard and Mary Lehner.
Gary loved to coach youth sports, enjoyed travel for business and pleasure. He was an active church member that enjoyed serving other through cooking, mission trips, and fellowship retreats. But mostly he enjoyed spending time with his six grandchildren.
Gary is survived by his wife Sharon Lehner; daughters Erin (Mark) Baldwin, Kristin (Rob) Melzer; son Mark (Margie) Lehner; brother Dennis (Nancy) Lehner; and six grandchildren, Nick, Matthew, Drew, Emma, Evelyn, and Rowan. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Stephanie Vaughn.
A Celebration of Life will be held via Zoom on May 9, 2020 1:00 PM Arizona Time. To join the service please click the link and enter the meeting ID and Password: https://remaxnet.zoom.us/j/97300739829?pwd=d2xna1V6OXloMG5xSGNydXdJUnQrZz09
Meeting ID: 973 0073 9829
Password: 315814
36 responses to Gary Alan Lehner
Cynthia Thompson says:
May 7, 2020
Please accept my heartfelt sympathies for your loss. It is an honor to serve your family.
Daniel Simuel says:
May 9, 2020
Love and miss Gary very much! He was a great mentor, coworker, brother in Christ, and most of all friend! ???????? We shared many laughs, messages, and he never spared his wisdom! One of the last text I shared with him hold so true even more so now.
My thoughts this morning after another brother said he was struggling with bad thoughts. I thought I’d foward what I wrote to you as well Gary!
When my thoughts get the best of me or images start to overcome my thinking I like to think of my mind or imagination to be exact as a theater. Playing a movie I choose to watch. When I see something flashing on the screen I didn’t pay admission to see like most anyone would I get up and exit the theater ( get out of my imagination )! I immediately get into the present which is the litteral environment I’m present in. This is way of resistance then I go the ticket counter aka Gods throne and tell him there’s a bad movie playing ( bad images ) in the theater and I’m going to stay right here until the movie you Jesus paid for me to see is placed on the screen <~ my imagination.
Jeremiah 29:11-13 English Standard Version (ESV)
11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare[a] and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. 13 You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.
While ignoring my imagination and operating in the present seems hard to do knowing in the background there are thoughts scrolling around it gives the Holy Spirit an opportunity to reboot the picture. Its a weird explanation I know. Like daydreaming in traffic or doing some mundane thing like shopping etc. The enemy usually trys his attacks in our mind at different moments of conscious awareness! Sometimes its our own desires that take us down into these imaginations but other times our guards just down a little. Anyway just thought I'd share my thoughts on dealing with my thought life struggle. Praying your doing ok. Love you brother.
The above text was how Gary and I spoke to each other all the time. I'll choose to remember him this way.
Terry L Prewitt says:
May 7, 2020
My heart hurts so bad after reading of the passing of one of the finest men that I have ever known! We coached little league football together on the South Everett Chargers where I leaned on Gary for his knowledge of the game. He invited me to play with him in a church league, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, that I had a blast playing in! One of my greatest memories with Gary was during a football practice. We were trying to teach the men how to properly run a draw play. In the past I was a quarterback while Gary was a college lineman. In a draw the quarterback fakes a pass and hands off to the fullback for a run. While I did my part the best I could, as I handed the ball to Gary he completely ran me over! With stars in my eyes I asked him why did he do that to which he replied, if you’re going to give the ball to a lineman then you need to realize the excitement we have. The kids got a huge laugh and I got one of my greatest memories. My deepest condolences to his wife Sharon and children Mark and Erin. I know you are now in heaven looking down on your family with nothing but love! RIP my friend!
Wyatt "Boo" Reed says:
May 7, 2020
I will see Gary in heaven one of these days. I know he loved the Lord and his family.
Terry L Prewitt says:
May 7, 2020
I hit enter without including his daughter Kristin in my condolences
Amy McMurtry says:
May 7, 2020
My deepest condolences to the entire Lehner family. Gary was a wonderful man and I truly enjoyed working with him. My thoughts are with you all during this difficult time.
Amy McMurtry