It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Lt. Col Gary Lewis Wood (Ret.) onFebruary 18, 2025, in Naples, Florida. He was 88. Graveside services, accompanied by military honors, will be held July 26, 11am, at Tompkins Corners Cemetery, New York.
Born April 2,1936 in Peekskill, New York, he was a proud Citadel graduate, class of 1958, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering. He was a Vietnam War Veteran,serving honorably in the U.S. Air Force from 1958 to 1982. Gary is survived by his wife of 66 years, Alma L. Wood, two children, daughter Rhonda (Wood) Mott-Hill and son Gary L. Wood, Jr., three grandchildren, Amanda (Hill) Bauman, Sam Wood and Julia Wood, twogreat-grandchildren, Cayden Bauman and Alma Sophia Bauman, two sisters, Carol Young and Susan Napolitano and one aunt, Charlotte Mekeel.