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Gary Leroy Winchell was born October 15, 1938 to Charles and Clovis Winchell in Wellington, Kansas, and passed from this life on May 7, 2020. He has one older brother, Paul Winchell.

Gary had a happy childhood. His father was a section foreman for the Santa Fe Railroad, which gave them the opportunity to live in many different places including Lambert, Oklahoma; Oakwood, Oklahoma; Nobscot, Oklahoma; and then Coldwater, Kansas. Gary attended high school there and lacked half a credit from graduating in 1956.

On January 7, 1957, Gary joined the U. S. Air Force and went to San Antonio, Texas, for...