Gary Ray Toups, of Kingwood, passed away on September 28, 2018. He is survived by his wife and dearest love of 50 years Carolyn Dunman Toups, daughter Tiffany Toups, daughter Chantelle Marquis, son in law Randy Marquis, granddaughters Savannah Marquis and Presley Marquis, mother Katy Toups Horton, sister, Jamie Burns, brother-in-law, Kenny Burns, sister Debra Wilson, and five nieces and nephews. He was proceeded in death by his father Welton “Pops” Toups.
Gary was born in Baytown on June 24, 1944. He played catcher on the baseball team and graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in 1962. He joined the US Navy and served two tours in Vietnam with distinction, earning a National Defense Service medal. In 1967 he met and married Carolyn Dunman and they recently celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary.
Gary had a long career in construction administration with Payne & Keller and Jacobs Engineering, working on large projects all over the country for over 45 years. Gary was a proud Vietnam Vet and a Lifetime Member of the VFW, most recently serving VFW Post 4816 of Porter on the post operations committee.
Services will be held on Thursday, October 4 at 11:00 am at Kingwood Funeral Home located at 22800 Highway 59 North in Kingwood. Military Funeral Honors will follow at 1:30pm at Houston National Cemetery, 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, Houston. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to VFW Post 4816 or other charity benefiting disabled veterans.
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