BIGUN 1,051 #1 Posted April 19, 2021 Gary Ronald Lanham of Hominy/Skiatook, Oklahoma October 19, 1952 - March 12, 2021 Gary Lanham, age 67, passed from this life on Friday, March 12, 2021. He was born October 19, 1952 to John and Rosella (Wibberding) Lanham in Kansas City, MO. He grew up in Kansas and California and was a 1970 graduate of Long Beach Poly High School in California. He entered the US Air Force in 1973 in which he served for over 29 years. He retired from the Oklahoma Air National Guard in 2004 as a Chief Master Sgt. (E-9). We lost Gary last month. While not a big name in skydiving, he was a big name in skydiving to the local community here in Oklahoma. Gary was one of those guys with a perpetual smile on his face, a kind word for and about everyone. He would go to the WFFC and local regional skydive boogies around Oklahoma. He put the "fun" in fun jumper. Every year; he hosted an accuracy jump at his property north of Skiatook, OK and would put out a big white "X" with a bottle of crown in the middle of it. Closest to the bottle won and then he would fire up the grill and there would be a feast. He did this in conjunction with a picnic for the local Air National Guard. Gary was all about community. When the local Skiatook Airport's entry aircraft became unsightly and dilapidated, he put together a committee to raise funds to renovate the aircraft. Gary was a Project Manager in Telecomm and his PMP skills carried over into everything he did for the community after he retired (although, he never really retired - he was always doing something). He will be missed by many of us here in Oklahoma and we will always cherish his friendship. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
