North Canton, died Sept. 1, 2017 at age 50. Gary was born to Judi Stone-Lukes (Ken) and Arthur Stone (dec’d) on Sept. 11, 1966. He was the loving brother of Joanna and Sarah Stone and devoted father of Valerie and Amanda Stone, nephew to Marlene Gordon (Michael) and Elaine Skolnick (Ed), great-nephew of Janice Bloom (Dave, dec’d), grandson of the late Lillian and Bernard Britzman, the late Ruth and Irwin Stone and the late Evelyn and Robert Lukes, and was close to many loving cousins and friends. Many thanks to Patty Nagy for her cherished friendship and to Callie. Gary graduated from Cleveland State University with a B.S. in computer science and from Kent State University with a B.S. in accounting. He was a member and volunteer of the Workman’s Circle Education Center of Ohio and The Butterfly Alumni Group. Memorial Service will be at 1 pm on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017 at the Main Chapel of Hillcrest Cemetery, 26200 Aurora Road in Bedford Heights, OH 44146. NO VISITATION. Memorial donation suggestions to Workman’s Circle Education Center of Ohio (Mitzvah Pantry) (workmanscircle.org).
