Search by Name
Search by Name
1948
2019
BARLOW LUNN GEAR
August 11, 1948 ˜ June 12, 2019
Barlow Lunn Gear, 70, of Vancouver, WA, passed away June 12, 2019. He was born August 11, 1948 in Fairbanks, AK Territory to Haven Barlow Gear and Barbara Jane Lunn. (Registered birth at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle, WA one week later.) By five years old, Barlow’s family moved to California where he attended school in the southcentral area of Los Angeles attending Washington High School.
Barlow enlisted into the US Navy in July 1967, assigned to Fighter Town 213 Onboard the USS Kitty Hawk during the Vietnam War, he earned National Defense & Vietnam Service medals. A second enrollment, stationed him in Spain with Fighter Squadron 121, where Barlow earned a Vietnam Campaign ribbon and participated in reconnaissance flights.
After discharge, Barlow returned to California, settling in the Coachella Valley and starting his own business. He worked for many years with All Valley Appliance, as an appliance repairman.
Barlow suffered a catastrophic aortic dissection in January 2013, resulting in a bypass operation with above the knee double leg amputation. After a year-long stay in the hospital until January 2014, Barlow returned home to La Quinta, CA for a year, later moving to Vancouver, WA to be near family.
Barlow is survived by his children and grandchildren; his siblings, Michael Lunn Gear (Randi) of Prescott, AZ, Donna Lea Gear Loper (John) of Vancouver, WA, Walter Lunn Gear (Janice) of Edmonds, WA and Marcus Dan Gear McCabe (Jim) of Palm Springs, CA; his uncle, George Purdy (Meredith); and several cousins, nieces and nephews. He will be dearly remembered by many close friends including his work family at All Valley Appliance, Cathedral City, CA.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Barlow will be interred at Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, WA on Friday, August 2, 2019 at 1:30 PM, followed by a Celebration of Life hosted by the family following services in Kent, WA.
Please sign his guest book @ www.columbian.com/obits
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
3 Entries
Rest in Peace Barlow - The time we shared together in Spain was Special...
Anita
July 24, 2019
It was on the mourn
That I saw a ship a sailing
The sea was calm
Barlow was young
And with his shipmates once again.
Roger Sheetz
July 3, 2019
Love and miss you forever.
Donna Loper
June 30, 2019
Showing 1 - 3 of 3 results
The nightly ceremony in Washington, D.C. will be dedicated in honor of your loved one on the day of your choosing.
Read moreWhat kind of arrangement is appropriate, where should you send it, and when should you send an alternative?
Read moreWe'll help you find the right words to comfort your family member or loved one during this difficult time.
Read moreIf you’re in charge of handling the affairs for a recently deceased loved one, this guide offers a helpful checklist.
Read moreLegacy's Linnea Crowther discusses how families talk about causes of death in the obituaries they write.
Read moreThey're not a map to follow, but simply a description of what people commonly feel.
Read more