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To honor, recognize and celebrate the life of Deborah Elaine Gary and to extend our sincerest condolences to her family and friends on the occasion of her passing, Wednesday, January 26, 2022.
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WHEREAS, it is with profound sorrow that we mourn the passing of Deborah Elaine Gary, of Columbus, Ohio. Kathy was born in Brownsville, PA on October 26, 1950 and unexpectedly transitioned on January 26, 2022; and
WHEREAS, Debbie retired from Delphi Packard Electric after 30 years. During that time, she also wrote for the International Union Local 717 Newsletter and was a student at Kent State University. Debbie was a writer for the Buckeye Review and the first and only African-American Female Columnist with the Warren Tribune. Debbie, enjoyed interviewing and writing stories on celebrities and political figures, such as Roger Troutman, Jesse Jackson, Red Foxx and Sugar Ray Leonard, just to name a few.
WHEREAS, Debbie was the founder of “Writing it Right”, under which she published two books: A Manual for Teenage Mothers and Info Ivan & African American Inventors. She was elected as a Democratic Precinct Person representing Trumbull County 6th Ward and was appointed to the Trumbull County Democratic Executive Board, holding that position for over ten years. She was instrumental in establishing the voting boundary lines for the 6th ward. She is also a former member of Black Elected Democrats of Ohio. After retirement from Packard, Debbie relocated to Columbus, where she worked for Columbus, Pickerington and Reynoldsburg City Schools and graduated from Columbus State University.
WHEREAS Debbie loved collecting African-American art, telling the African-American story, fighting the African-American fight and talking about her children and grandchildren. She was a proud breast cancer survivor, and we all know she never met a stranger.
WHEREAS, On Wednesday January 26, 2022, Debbie received her wings and went to Heaven to join her parents, Fred and Marie Pugh an...
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