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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Le Roy Gill passed away suddenly at home on June 25, 2016. He was 85 years old.
Le Roy was born on October 18, 1930, in Santa Ana, Calif., the youngest of three brothers.
His mother, Notra Gill, died when he was young. Along with the help of Le Roy’s older brother’s wife, June, Le Roy was raised by his father, Mike Gill, a migrant farm and factory worker (who proudly earned his US citizenship).
As a young man Le Roy worked in the packing houses in Huntington Beach. He graduated from Tustin High School in 1949 and in 1950 he enlisted in the United States Marine Corp. That same year, he was sent overseas to fight in the Korean War. Le Roy was proud of being a Marine and upon return from Korea, he finished out his service in Japan and at Camp Pendleton.
He married Wanda Holland in 1952, and they had two children, Cathy and Sharon.
After his service ended in 1953 Le Roy went to work in the booming oil and gas industry in Southern California. In 1965, he moved to Contra Costa County and continued to work in the foil and gas field.
He and Wanda had two more children, Gloria and Donna, to complete the family.
Le Roy worked on drilling rigs all of his life, a pipe man through and through. In 1977, he got the opportunity to do something different when he was offered the position of production supervisor at The Geysers in Lake County, so he moved his family to Kelseyville, and worked for Calpine for over 20 years until he retired.
After retirement and the passing of his wife in 1991, Le Roy enjoyed spending time outside, working in his yard, fishing and watching his family grow.
In 2006 Le Roy married Vivian Bucknell and they began their life together. They enjoyed traveling and were diehard basketball fans. They built a beautiful home together.
Le Roy loved his family and spending time with them. He and Vivian hosted many family gatherings year after year, getting all of the family together for giant Christmas parties and even bigger Easter Sundays.
Le Roy is survived by his wife, Vivian Gill; daughters, Cathy Kruenegel (Roy), Sharon Sonafrank (Greg), Gloria Rivas (Marc) and Donna Gill; stepchildren, Karen Brett (Matt) and Tim Bucknell; grandchildren, Ronald Russo, Justine Gill, Meranda and Evan Pogroszewski, Marc Daniel Rivas, Nathan Taffi, Julian Reeder, Zachary Brett, Barrett Brett, Sarah Brett; and nine great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary on Friday, July 1, at 10 a.m. with military funeral honors immediately following at Hartley Cemetery.
Family prefers donations be made to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2015, c/o Dennis Yows, P.O. Box 744, Lakeport, CA 95453.
For further information please contact Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary at 707-263-0357 or 707-994-5611 or visit www.chapelofthelakes.com .
