Dad passed away after a short illness on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at the Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge, Alberta at the age of 73.

My dad, Gary, moved to Lethbridge in 1972, with three friends, from Nelson-Miramichi, New Brunswick to work on the rigs during the oil boom. But this was not to be. In July, 1973 he married Margaret Cook and they welcomed their son Patrick in July 1977. Dad worked for many years as a cement finisher with Tollestrup Construction and then with his own company, Lawlor Contracting. Finally, his time came to work on the rigs, and he worked for several years as Supervisor of Maintenance for Club Industrial in Fort McMurray, retiring at the age of 70. Dad took after his father, who was a very skilled carpenter, and liked to worked with wood as well. He produced some very nice pieces of furniture.

Gary is survived by his son Patrick William (Kelly); granddaughter Audrey; brother Mark (Janet) Lawlor of Hartland N.B.; sister Margaret Mary (Edward) Daley of Fredericton, N.B., and several nieces and nephews, and friends. He is survived by special friend Bonnie Thiessen and her family, and several of their friends.

Gary was the youngest of a large family and was predeceased by his parents Mark and Mary (Ronan) Lawlor; sisters Wilma Colford, Norma Somers, Monica Hong, and Elenor Larson, and by brothers Tom Lawlor, John Lawlor, and Leo Lawlor.

Cremation has been entrusted to Martin Brothers Funeral Chapels.

Interment will be in the family plot in New Brunswick.