Gary (Mr. C) Cochran |
| Posted 2018-02-05 by mhenderson |
| Today's News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, AZ >>> Published on Monday, February 5. 2018 <<< Gary (Mr. C) Cochran, 79, of Lake Havasu City, passed away on Jan. 30, 2018 surrounded by his family. He was born April 8, 1938 in Long Beach, California, the son of Valmer and Marjorie Cochran. After graduating from high school, Gary enlisted in the United States Air Force. After his military service in the Air Force, Gary developed his love for racing. He went on to build a race car with some close friends in Fountain Valley, California. He raced cars professionally for more than 20 years. Gary and Marie married in May 1959. They lived in Fountain Valley until 1978 and raised two daughters. Then they moved to Corona, California until he retired. During the time between racing, he also worked as a superintendent for construction. In 2000, Gary retired and moved to Havasu. He became active with the Lake Havasu Yacht Club, Eagles, and Elks Lodge. Gary’s legacy that shows his love for racing is illustrated with a couple of his race cars on a mural off McCulloch Boulevard in downtown Havasu. He loved golfing, boating, politics and spending time with family and friends. Gary was preceded in death by his sister, Valorie Gardner. Gary is survived by his loving wife Marie; daughters Dawn and Teri; sons- in-law George and Mike; grandchildren Chris, Brent, Tyler, Brittany, Reed, and Jenna; great-grandchild Isabella. Gary was a wonderful husband, father, uncle, grandfather, and friend. He will be missed greatly by his family, friends, and the racing community. His celebration of life is at the Lake Havasu Yacht Club Saturday, Feb. 10, at 11 a.m. Services were placed in the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home. Thoughts and condolences can be made to the Cochran family at www.lietz- frazefuneralhome.com. To send a free card to the family, go to www.sendoutcards.com/lietzfraze. |
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