Gary Wilfred Garrett
1947 - 2010 (62 years)-
Name Gary Wilfred Garrett [1, 2] Birth 2 Aug 1947 Syracuse NY 
Gender Male Death 1 Jan 2010 Poulsbo, Washington Person ID I67795 Stewartsny Last Modified 2 Dec 2025
Father Wilfred Norman Garrett, b. 22 Mar 1920 d. 7 Jul 1995, West Monroe, New York (Age 75 years) Relationship natural Mother Dorothy Jean Butterworth, b. 5 Sep 1927, Sandy Creek, New York d. 9 Nov 2003 (Age 76 years) Relationship natural Marriage 13 Aug 1946 Family ID F22518 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Denise Fassett Children 1. Jeanne Hope Garrett 2. Christian Wilfred Thomas Garrett Family ID F22557 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Dec 2025
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Notes - Newspaper Article - February 12, 1998 Syracuse Post Standard - FORMER NORTH SYRACUSE RESIDENT HONORED FOR WORK IN COLORADO THE TEACHER WON A CASH AWARD FOR HIS WORK AT THE COLORADO SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND IN COLORADO SPRINGS. - A former North Syracuse man recently won a national award of $25,000 for his work as a vocational rehabilitation counselor at a Colorado school for blind and deaf people. Gary Garrett, 50, was nominated for the Milken Family Foundation prize in 1995, but he figured he had lost when he heard nothing. He didn't know the foundation kept the nominations on file for future years. Garrett is among 149 educators throughout the nation who will receive the award during a ceremony in June in Los Angeles. His mother, Jean Garrett of Parish, said she plans to be at the ceremony. His father, Wilfred Garrett, died in 1995. Jean Garrett said her son called her immediately after he learned he won the award in October. Administrators at the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind in Colorado Springs, where he has worked since 1980, nominated him. Gary Garrett grew up in North Syracuse and graduated from the former North Syracuse High School. He left Central New York 19 years ago, after working at psychiatric centers in Syracuse and Marcy. He took college courses after he moved to Colorado, but he never graduated. Yet he holds a position at the Colorado school that generally requires a master's degree, according to the Colorado Springs Gazette newspaper. Judges for the Milken award look for candidates who show talent, originality, achievement and the ability to instill self-confidence in students. Garrett is known for his success in helping students make the transition from school to work. "It was a big surprise," Jean Garrett said. "I think it's just fantastic."
Obituary for Gary Wilfred Garrett, passed away on Friday, January 1, 2010 at Martha and Mary Health Care Services in Poulsbo, Washington. He was born on August 2, 1947 in Syracuse, New York and was 62 years of age. Gary was a resident of Bremerton, WA. Arrangements are pending through Cook Family Funeral Home.
- Newspaper Article - February 12, 1998 Syracuse Post Standard - FORMER NORTH SYRACUSE RESIDENT HONORED FOR WORK IN COLORADO THE TEACHER WON A CASH AWARD FOR HIS WORK AT THE COLORADO SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND IN COLORADO SPRINGS. - A former North Syracuse man recently won a national award of $25,000 for his work as a vocational rehabilitation counselor at a Colorado school for blind and deaf people. Gary Garrett, 50, was nominated for the Milken Family Foundation prize in 1995, but he figured he had lost when he heard nothing. He didn't know the foundation kept the nominations on file for future years. Garrett is among 149 educators throughout the nation who will receive the award during a ceremony in June in Los Angeles. His mother, Jean Garrett of Parish, said she plans to be at the ceremony. His father, Wilfred Garrett, died in 1995. Jean Garrett said her son called her immediately after he learned he won the award in October. Administrators at the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind in Colorado Springs, where he has worked since 1980, nominated him. Gary Garrett grew up in North Syracuse and graduated from the former North Syracuse High School. He left Central New York 19 years ago, after working at psychiatric centers in Syracuse and Marcy. He took college courses after he moved to Colorado, but he never graduated. Yet he holds a position at the Colorado school that generally requires a master's degree, according to the Colorado Springs Gazette newspaper. Judges for the Milken award look for candidates who show talent, originality, achievement and the ability to instill self-confidence in students. Garrett is known for his success in helping students make the transition from school to work. "It was a big surprise," Jean Garrett said. "I think it's just fantastic."
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