Gary L. Habedank died September 22, 2013
While at PLU he met Kathryn (Czyhold) Habedank, and they were married in Walla Walla, Wash., in 1967. Together they raised their two daughters, Silke and Annie. Throughout his life Gary was involved in community leadership in the Tacoma; Seattle; and Stevensville, Wash., areas. He served as a board member of the Annie Wright School, Tacoma Philharmonic, Tacoma Art Museum and the Gainsborough Condominium Association. He was influential in the formative years of Northwest Sinfonietta and a founding member of the City Club of Tacoma. In 1990, he was honored as an outstanding alumnus of PLU during the Centennial Alumni Recognition Ceremony. Gary retired in 2010 as senior vice president for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney after 40 years in client services. He was a gifted finance counselor and loved the people he worked with through those many years. Gary is survived by his wife; his daughters Silke and Annie; his brother, Ken; two sisters, Darleen and Barbara; adopted sister Sally; and four grandchildren.
