Gary W Nix
October 16, 1968 - April 15, 2017
Obituary
MADISON-Gary Nix, age 48, of Madison, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 15, 2017. He was born in Madison on Oct. 16, 1968, the son of Wayne Nix and Sherry (Maxcy) Zietlow. After graduating from Madison La Follette High School in 1985, Gary was employed with various area construction companies in Madison and Houston, Texas. He had a variety of interests including fishing, attending his son's baseball games, and riding motorcycles. Gary enjoyed spending time with family and friends and making good memories of any given situation. Gary is survived by his wife, Margeaux Pankow; son, Steven; mother, Sherry (Roger) Zietlow; father, Wayne (Gail) Nix; sister, Dana (Steve) McClelland; step-sister, Kim (Mark) Olson; mother-in-law, Cherie Kay George; brothers-in-law, Jamiel and Julian Kamarudin; and several nieces, nephews and many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents. A celebration of Gary's life will be held at GUNDERSON EAST FUNERAL AND CREMATION CARE, 5203 Monona Dr., Madison, from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, 2017. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the family. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.
Gunderson Madison
Funeral & Cremation Care
5203 Monona Drive
608-221-5420
Events
Celebration of Life
Sat Apr 22, 2017 @ 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT
Gunderson Funeral and Cremation Care - Madison • 5203 Monona Drive, Madison, WI 53716
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Dena (Webb) Hall
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Very sad, the loss of precious life.. Thoughts & Prayers
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Marianne Mulcahy
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A young life taken to soon. My deepest condolences to all of his family and friends. R.I.P. as you have gained you wings
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Linda kleinschmidt
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Our hearts are broken. You will be dearly missed by our entire family. There was never a dull moment when you were around. We had some great talks and some great times. We will see you in Heaven. Save us a good spot! love always, Matt, Linda and kids
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Shannon Streber
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I'm very sad, I'll miss Gary's smile! He was so fun to be around! My thoughts and prayers are w the Nix family!
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Jesse rosas
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I remember the time that we were working on the Tenney building ten stories in the air and i went to hop in the spider bucket and you put a live bat in my work bucket boy oh boy I almost jumped out I looked over and you were laughing your ass off or the time that you hired that Jamaican guy to play guitar while we worked. Gary had a huge heart who lived for the moment, nobody told gary what to do he was always his own man he loved his family, he loved his friends.Gary you will be missed.RIP love yah bud.
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Tammy Walker
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RIP Gary. ..my condolences to the family!!