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| Gary Allen Ropp, 1952--2018 RIP |
Gary Allen
Ropp, aged 65, crossed over to the spiritual plane at 4:10 AM on Friday, July
13th. The dog started barking around 2:15 AM, alerting me to an
emergency. I found Gary passed out and gasping for breath on the floor. He was
unresponsive. The ambulance arrived within minutes. The medics were unable to
revive him to consciousness, although there was a weak pulse. He passed away
from a massive heart attack soon after arriving at the hospital.
Before and
after his death, I quietly recited “Onward and Upward” to him, as a reminder to
go forward with eyes up, seeking the Light of God. I also asked Franny and
Zoey, our recently deceased dogs, to come out to greet him and help him over
the Rainbow Bridge. I prayed to Christ and to the All to receive him. Gary was
raised in the Christian church and was Born Again and baptized in the Holy Spirit.
Now it is up to his soul to complete its journey home; I will continue to
recite “Onward and Upward” for a full week as recommended by the Tibetan Book
of the Dead, just in case he forgets his place in Christ and his soul is confused
and wandering.
Gary and I
were married for 38 years. We met in an advanced-placement math class on our
first day of high school. He went on to do very well in math, majoring in math
and statistics, and taking a Master’s degree in Math from the University of
Idaho. Gary served for eight years in the U.S. Navy and then spent his civilian
career as an operations manager in support of Navy personnel management. After
retiring from civil service, Gary went to work as IT support for the College of
the Siskiyous in Weed, California. Gary and I also co-owned and operated a bed and
breakfast in Ashland, Oregon, the Albion Inn,
from 2008 through 2014, commuting between Ashland and Weed for six
years.
Gary was a
wonderful pet parent and he doted on the family cats and dogs. He was a thoughtful husband who didn't mind grocery shopping, vacuuming, and taking care of our large yard. Aside from the
pets, Gary’s favorite hobbies involved games—board games, card games, computer
games. He had endless patience inside game worlds, and he enjoyed exhausting
every single challenge a video or VR game threw at him. He was also a world
traveler and always up for an adventure. He is now adventuring his way up to heaven where he will be able to see and understand it all.
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| Gary Ropp, 2017 |
Cyd, we love you and are so sorry to hear this news. As your neighbors, we have been touched in a personal way by Gary's wonderfully peaceful spirit. We are here to grieve with you and to serve you in any way we can in this time of loss.
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