Gary Michael Mcclure

Gary Michael McClure was born on June 11, 1971 to John Jack and Sharon McClure in Valdor, Quebec, Canada. Gary was diagnosed with coronary heart disease in 2017. After numerous hospital stays and relapses, he passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 in Omaha, NE.

Garys early childhood was spent in Quebec, Canada and Edwards AFB, California before moving to Bellevue, NE where his dad was assigned to Offutt AFB. Gary began the first grade in Bellevue and graduated from Bellevue East High School in 1989. During his high school years he was active in numerous scholastic activities and excelled at sports. The two sports he enjoyed the most were football and wrestling. He was a captain on the football team and earned a college scholarship to play football at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln.

After graduating from Nebraska Wesleyan in 1992, he began a career in the social services field at Community Alliance in Omaha. He loved every minute of his job as a Community Support Specialist during the almost 24 years that he spent working at Community Alliance. Even during his final couple of years when his own health was starting to decline, he made sure that his clients needs were taken care of to the fullest as he treated every client like family.

Gary was an extremely caring and loving person who treasured time spent with his son, his family and his friends. The friends he had throughout high school and college remained close to him his entire life and were like brothers to him. Gary was an avid Nebraska Cornhusker fan and hardly ever missed a game on television. He was also a Green Bay Packer fan and attended a number of Packer games with his dad and extended family in Green Bay.

Left to cherish his memory are his son, John Michael of Omaha, NE; parents, Jack & Sharon of Lake Sarah, MN; brother John (Elena) of Phoenix, AZ; and many loving aunts, uncles and cousins.

He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Norman and Anna McClure & Clarence and Martha Leas, and a number of aunts, uncles and cousins.

A small intimate Memorial Service for family, work associates and very close friends will be held on Saturday, February 29th at 3:00 p.m. at the Good Shepherd Funeral Home, 4425 24th Street, Omaha, NE.

Garys family is overwhelmed by the outpouring of Thoughts and Prayers and the family realizes that many would like to say their last Goodbyes to Gary. However, due to the large McClure extended family, the Memorial Service is at capacity. So everyone who wishes to raise a toast to Gary is invited to a Celebration of Life Gathering for Gary. The Celebration of Life Gathering will be held on Saturday, February 29th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Big Freds Pizza Garden & Lounge, 1101 South 119th Street, Omaha, NE, 68144 .