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Gary Boyd Reid, 75, passed away on October 26, 2015 in Edmond, Oklahoma. He was born in Ft. Smith, Arkansas on March 4, 1940 to S. Boyd and Thelma Reid. He graduated from Guthrie High School in 1959 and from Oklahoma State University in 1964, where he played third base for the Cowboys from 1961-1963.
Gary entered the U.S. Navy upon graduation from Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island in 1964 and rose to the rank of Captain of the U.S. Naval Reserves before retiring from the Reserves in 1995. In 1998, Gary was inducted into the Guthrie High School Athletic Hall of Fame for his outstanding athletic achievements in football, baseball, basketball and track. After a long career as an accountant, Gary retired from OCT Equipment in 2005 to play golf and spend time with his grandsons. In his retirement, Gary loved to play golf and drink coffee with his buddies from Kickingbird Golf Course. Gary loved NASCAR and to celebrate his retirement, his daughter took him to “Speed Week” in Daytona, Florida for the 50th running of the Daytona 500 in February 2008. Gary also loved to attend any and all OSU sporting events in Stillwater with his daughter’s family every chance he could get, especially OSU football, baseball, basketball, wrestling, golf and women’s tennis.
Gary was preceded in death by his father, Boyd Reid. He is survived by his mother, Thelma Reid of Edmond, daughter Jennifer Grigsby and her husband, Steve Grigsby of Edmond; son, Russell Reid of Oklahoma City; and grandsons, Reid and Jack Grigsby and Jared Kerr and his wife Alicin. A memorial service will be held at Henderson Hills Baptist Church at 3:00pm on Thursday, October 29, 2015. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Gary’s name to the Gary B. Reid Endowed Baseball Scholarship at the Oklahoma State University Foundation at www.osugiving.org or 400 S. Monroe, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74075.
Rena Miller says
I have known Russell his son for years. He is a good man who loved his father very much. My thoughts are with his family during this difficult time.
Janice Waters says
The World has lost a true Gentleman
Georgia Branch says
The class of 59 has lost a great classmate, we will miss Gary very much, he loved to come to out Class of 59 Luncheon that we had at the Pizza Hut in Guthrie. I for one will miss his hugs. Rest in peace Gary until we see you again in heaven.
Sammy and Kathy says
We will miss his beautiful smile and the way his eyes would light up when he talked about his children and grandchildren.
jim dobson says
one of my favorite memories about gary is the time I got to spend with gary in the 1961 o.s.u. baseball season. gary was a sophomore and I was senior. we had a good year and gary made a big contribution playing third base. my memory is that we won the first twenty-one games and eventually won the big eight championship and then the district 5 playoffs to qualify for the ncaa national championship tournament in Omaha Nebraska for the third year in a row. we eventually made the finals with only southern California and Oklahoma state remaining. my memory is the Trojans were always in the top ten teams in the nation year after year. we finally lost the game 1-0. our pitcher Littleton fowler was named the mvp for the college world series which was a great honor for all of us. memories like these last for a lifetime and I was honored to relive many of them with gary as we watched our grandsons (gary’s jack and my blake) play baseball together for most of the 2013 and 2014 baseball seasons. for three seasons, I was privileged to play with many great players and gary was one of them. many today believe our teams of that era helped continue building a solid foundation for the great baseball program that is part of the Oklahoma state baseball program that still exists today. his family should be very proud that gary contributed a great deal to our o.s.u. baseball legacy. I’ll miss you gary until we meet again.