Gary Michael Gaudette, Jr., age 39

Lost to gun violence on November 21, 2019 in Chicopee, Massachusetts.

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  • Nickname:
    6 Gman
    1 Hunny ❤️
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    5 He had a heart of gold. Kind, generous, funny, althletic
  • Occupation:
    7 arborist
  • Workplace:
    6 arrow tree service
  • Schools attended:
    2 Central HS
  • Comments:
    9 gary would give you the shirt off his back if he could
    4 Condolences and prayers for the Gaudette family - McMaster Family, PA
    3 Happy birthday in heaven baby brother ❤️
    4 Happy 40th birthday Gary. Your brother is lost without you❤️ This isnt fair
    2 This is so unfair.
    3 We all miss you so much!
    3 The world is crazy right now. 💕
    4 This is a nightmare? When will we all wake up? You should be here 😢
    2 I didn’t sleep last night at all. Looking through pictures and thinking of you😢
    2 Gary- missing you like crazy!
    3 Hey brother miss you so much
    2 Another holiday and you aren’t here 😢
    2 Missing you
    1 I hate how angry I get.
    1 Can’t sleep again. Praying for some peace for our family.
    1 😢
    3 Went to a wake yesterday... it triggered so much sadness. I’m not ok today. 😢
    1 Missing you! It still doesn’t seem real that we can’t talk or see each other anymore. 💔
    1 💔
    1 Send me some positive juju! This week has been so hard.
    1 Everything reminds me of you.
    2 Missed you especially today... we had Rita’s for you 😘
    1 We miss you so much!
    1 Was having a good day... then wham... the injustice punches me in the gut 😢
    1 Patriots won, will be watching the Bucs next. 💕
    1 Love you 😘
    1 We love and miss you so much♥️
    1 Love you
    1 So many people are mssing you and are in pain :-(
    2 Love you and miss you all the time just want to know WHY!
    1 You were a genuine good person.
    2 We hear your songs all the time and we know you’re with us. Everyone has such sad eyes all the time
    1 A part of us is missing... you 😢
    2 Love you, missing you so much!
    2 Prayers for the family. Let’s pray that justice will prevail. Love you so much.❤️
    2 Miss your smile and you’re snicker laugh so much💔
    2 A year is coming next Saturday the 21st. It’s going to be a hard day, Miss you
    1 One year without you😢 So much heartache and sadness.
    2 you had a heart of gold and the funniest sense of humor. we miss you💕
    2 Love snd miss you! WHY?? was yhis done
    2 1 year on....very sad.
    3 I know the Gary's parents. No parent should have to bury their child.
    2 We all love and miss you so much❤️
    2 Happy Thanksgiving in heaven. Miss and love you so much!❤️
    2 I want you back on earth so bad❤️
    1 Missing you 💔
    1 Love you❤️❤️❤️
    2 Thanks for looking out for me love you
    3 The pre trial is tomorrow, probably going to ask for extension
    2 Miss you so much! Love you❤️
    2 Missing you so much, you should be here.❤️
    1 Merry Christmas in heaven 🥰🎄💕
    2 Merry Christmas in heaven G man. Miss you so much love you🎁🎄❤️😘
    2 We all missed you. Love you🙏❤️
    2 Happy New Year’s in heaven. We all miss you so much. Love you 🎉🎊🎊🎉😘😘❤️
    2 ❤️❤️❤️
    2 Miss you G, love you so much!❤️
    1 Happy birthday 💕Sending you love
    1 Love and God's grace
    1 Happy birthday in heaven miss you so much love you
    2 Happy birthday G man. Miss and Love you so mich!❤️😘🎂🎁🙏🎄
    1 Time passes and it’s not getting easier 😘
    3 I miss and you so much😘❤️
    1 Miss you tons 😢
    1 Super Bowl makes me think of you 🏈
    2 Your father did what you did on super bowl and won! Love you
    2 I just want to hug you one more time🎂❤️❤️❤️
    2 Miss you so much!!!❤️
    2 WHY, WHY would a friend kill a friend.🙏
    2 Love and miss you so much ❤️😘
    2 Thinking of you all the time. Miss you so much🙏❤️
    2 Wish you were here. Love you so much. You’re in my thoughts every day axed
    2 Last message I miss you every minute of the day. It’s so hard, Everyone loved you. ❤️🙏😿
    2 Senseless 🙏🙏🙏
    2 Sometimes memories leak out of my eyes and roll down my cheeks 😢
    2 God Bless the Gaudette family!🙏🙏❤️
    1 Sometimes I feel like this is a bad dream 😢
    1 I loved you all of your life and will miss you the rest of mine 💕🙏🥰👼
    2 God” I just want to hold you one time.. It’s so unfair ❤️
    2 So many people are suffering, they all miss and love you so much
    2 Unfair doesn’t begin to describe it 😢
    2 Happy Easter! Missed you so much today.🙏☹️❤️
    2 We need closure for Gary.
    2 Miss and love you so much❤️❤️❤️
    1 Heartbroken- the whole lot of us 💔
    1 ❤️
    2 We miss and love you!!❤️❤️❤️😊🙏🫂
    2 We are all so sad. Why did he kill you? We’ll never find out the truth.❤️
    2 Love you❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
    2 It was a beautiful day, couldn’t stop thinking about you❤️😘
    1 Missing you more and more 💔
    2 Love you so much❤️❤️❤️
    2 Wish you were here! Love you❤️💙💚💜
    1 Grief- the art of living after your heart is ripped out. Will it get better?
    2 1000 lite candles. We all love you
    1 Love and miss you so much!❤️
    2 Love the camping selfie, miss you so much!❤️
    1 This is so difficult and it’s tearing us apart. Will it get easier? We won’t ever be the same.
    2 Love you!❤️❤️❤️
    1 I miss you so much!
    2 Love and miss you G man
    2 WHY????
    2 We all miss and love you!❤️💙💜🧢🌈☀️
    1 Miss you! Not feeling like myself.
    2 Love you❤️💕🙏
    2 You were a great kind human being.🙏❤️💕🏈
    2 miss you so much gone but not forgotten forever in our prayers and hearts, Uncle Larry
    2 Wish you were here Big E tomorrow. Miss and love so much
    2 Looking for peace for your family.
    3 Happy son’s day! You were one of the best! Love and miss you so much❤️
    2 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
    2 Miss you so much! WHY???
    2 You are missed every day!
    1 It’s so sad that these people that shoot these guns are cowards.
    2 Justice will prevail❤️
    1 Missing you on days especially like today. 😢
    2 We all miss and love you so much❤️💜💙
    1 It’s been almost 2 years, no hugs, talks or visits. 💔
    2 We all miss you so much❤️
    2 Peace
    2 Why does the hurt of losing you get worse as the years go by. Love you
    2 Happy thanksgiving Gary! I can’t stop crying, I miss you so much. Love you🦃❤️
    2 Love you miss you so much!!
    2 I wish you were here, I love and miss you so much. Saw the cardinal today ❤️
    2 Court is coming soon. Pray to God there is justice.love you❤️
    2 Merry Christmas eve, miss you so much!🎄❤️
    1 Merry Christmas in heaven 🎄
    2 Merry Christmas Gary! Think about you every day.I hope you can feel my love🎄🎁❤️🙏😘
    2 Happy New Year in heaven! Lets pray for justice. Miss you so much❤️
    2 Another court date cancelled! This is so unfair. Miss and love you so much❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
    1 Just passing through… missing you more than I ever thought!
    1 Happy 42nd birthday in heaven, we all miss you so much. Lots of love❤️🎂🎁🎉🎈
    1 Happy birthday Gary! We love you and miss you so much!
    2 I’m sick of having so much anger! How can we ever be happy again? Miss you so much 🧡🧡🧡
    2 Love and miss you so much! 🙏🙏❤️😘
    2 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
    2 You loved Super bowl we had a lot of fun. We all miss you so much!💖❤️🧡
    1 Happy Valentine’s Day! We all miss and love you so much!❤️💖🧡
    2 Happy Son’s day ! I had the best 2 sons. Miss and love you so much.🧡💙❤️
    2 I think of you all the time. It’s so unfair! Wish Ma had the death penalty. Love you❤️
    1 😢💔
    1 We all miss you so much! 🙏🧡🧡
    1 Trial is starting next week. Praying for the best🧡🙏😘
    1 Miss and love you so much🧡🧡🧡
    2 Trial starts tomorrow let’s hope for justice ❤️
    2 We all love you so much! ❤️🙏😘
    3 Pray for justice!🧡🧡🧡
    3 Justice was served for you tiday Gary, he git Murder One and is going away for life ❤️
    2 A customer: Such a great guy! So sorry for your loss.
    2 Love you G man so much! Miss you🧡🧡🧡🙏
    1 Miss you so much! 🧡🧡🧡
    1 Happy Easter 🐇
    1 Happy Easter in heaven Gary, We all miss and love you so much, it hurts so much🐣🙏❤️
    1 Miss you so much!! Think of you every day. Love you🧡😘
    2 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
    3 Miss you so much🧡
    1 Love you♥️
    2 Mom and I were remembering you on the beach today ☀️🌊🏖
    2 Love you so much. I think of you every day. Wish you were here ❤️
    2 I hate that you’re not here! 🧡
    2 I will never forget you, I miss you so much.🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
    1 Love you so much🧡💜💙❤️
    1 Miss you more now that it’s summer ☀️
    1 Loved you so much think about you every day!❤️🧡
    2 Thinking of you ❤️
    1 We all love you so much🧡
    1 Everyday… I think of you and miss you so much!
    1 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
    2 Love and miss you so much🧡
    2 I want and need to hug you, but I can’t. I love you so much.🧡
    2 Miss you so much!!!🧡🧡🧡
    1 I cannot believe it!
    1 Love you and Miss you so much🧡🧡🧡
    1 I think about you all the time.
    1 Your family loves you and misses you so much!
    2 We do nothing is the same with out you!🙏🧡🧡🧡
    2 Happy son’s day! Miss and love you so much. Think about you every day🧡🧡🧡
    1 Why?!
    2 Love you Gary so much, always on my mind.🧡
    2 Miss you so much, love you🧡🧡
    2 Happy Halloween Gary!❤️🧡
    2 Things are not the same in our family!
    2 Everyone is so stressed all the time without you🧡
    1 3 years since you walked this earth or taken a breath!
    1 You mattered!
    2 Happy thanksgiving in heaven Gman! We all miss and love you🦃🧡❤️
    2 Miss and Love you so much! Its awful you’re not here.❤️🧡
    2 We’ll never ever forget you!❤️❤️🙏🎄
    2 Merry Christmas in heaven! I miss you so much. I love you🎄❤️🧡
    2 It was a crappy day without you. Love you❤️🎁🎄
    1 Love you every day! Still, no holiday is the same.
    2 Happy New Year! We love you😘🧡❤️🎉
    2 I love you so much, I hate you not being here due to a murderer🧡❤️
    2 Why why why! I dont w
    2 I don’t understand why prisoners get more rights than the victim families. Its not right!
    2 Today is your bday. i wanted to wish you a happy bday, bit no one is happy without you here ❤️😢
    2 Happy birthday in heaven Gary! We miss amd love you so much.Youre in our thoughts always🎂🎈🧡❤️
    2 Happy birthday little brother! We 💕 you!
    2 I miss and love you so much ! Please watch over our family.🙏🙏🙏🧡❤️
    2 You should be here!🙏🧡❤️
    2 Happy Valentine’s Day! Miss and love you so much🧡❤️💗❤️‍🩹
    1 Miss you… time is moving on our sadness is not 😢
    2 Happy Son’s Day! Miss yiu so much❤️🧡
    1 Think about you every day! I will never forget you 🙏🧡❤️
    1 Love you🧡🙏❤️
    2 Miss you so much❤️
    1 Happy Easter Gary!🐣🐣❤️
    2 rip gary
    1 Miss you so much 💔
    1 I think if you every day, miss you so much. You had so much love for everyone. Love you so much ❤️
    1 Life doesnt seem real without you.🧡
    1 💓
    1 I love you!!❤️
    2 Court Wednesday, watch over us! Love you🙏🧡❤️
    2 Missed you so much today! Love you❤️🧡
    1 We won the wrongful death. Thanks for your help.❤️
    2 The murderer will get what he deserves. We all miss and love you🧡❤️
    1 Miss you man!
    1 I miss and love you so, so much. You’re on my mind all the time.❤️
    2 Life is so unfair. Criminals get all the benefits. Its awful.Praying he gets his. Love you❤️🧡
    1 we love you and miss you!
    2 I miss you so much, miss your smile , your laugh. I love you so much❤️❤️🧡🙏
    1 Summer is different without you 😢
    2 Miss you so much! Were not the same without you🧡
    2 You loved summer! Miss you so much. Love you ❤️🧡
    2 You should be here!❤️
    2 Love you🧡🧡
    2 I wish you were here❤️
    2 I miss you so much. I feel there’s no one for me. Love you❤️
    2 Love you so much❤️❤️🧡🙏
    2 I miss you so much brother I think about you everyday, love you
    2 How fitting that it’s pouring today…we cry for your immense loss in our lives.
    2 Happy Sons Day in Heaven. Miss you so much. Love you❤️🧡
    1 Miss you so much!
    2 Thinking about you a lot lately ❤️
    2 Love you, you are always in my thoughts.❤️
    1 💕
    2 Happy Halloween! Love you so much ❤️👽😘
    2 Wish you were here 🙏
    2 Love you so much❤️
    2 Heard your song and found a picture I had never seen before 🥰
    1 Four years! You should still be here. 💔
    2 Miss you so much brother I miss talking to you every day
    2 Love and miss you so much!🧡🙏❤️
    2 Happy heavenly Thanksgiving! We all miss you so much. Many hugs. Love you 🦃❤️
    2 Wish you were here, I need you so much.😘❤️🧡❤️‍🩹
    2 xmas will never be the same without you brother
    2 Missing you so much 🧡
    2 Merry Christmas in heaven. Miss you and love you so much🎄🎁❤️
    1 It’s not the same. But I cherish the time with people who remind me of you!
    1 Happy New Year! Love and miss you so much🎆❤️
    1 Happy heavenly 44th birthday! We all miss you so much. Love 🎉🎂🎁🥰
    1 Happy birthday 🎂🎁🥰🎉😘
    2 Love you❤️
    2 Superbowl today. One of your favorite days. Miss you so much❤️
    1 Love you 💕
    1 Happy Valentine’s Day! Love you❤️‍🩹🧡❤️
    1 Think of you often 🥰
    1 I miss you so much❤️
    1 Happy son’s day! You were one of the best. Love you 😘 ❤️
    1 So sad without you. I still ask Why?? Love you🧡
    2 Miss you so much!❤️

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