Gary Michael Bock

4/17/1957 - 10/31/2023

Gary Michael Bock of Scottsdale died Tuesday October 31st 2023 after a short illness. He was 66 years old.

He was called 'Gary' by his mother and the rest of the family.

His father called him 'Mike'.

He was the son of the late Alvin Richard Bock and the late Judith Grey Bock-Kenney.

He is proceeded in life by his sister Sherri Bock of Show Low Arizona, niece Terra Fast and her children Aidan Fast, Ava Fast and Allie fast all of Scottsdale Arizona. He was also loved by his late sister Susan Bock of Peoria Arizona.

He will be missed by his late girlfriends daughter Shannon Hicks

of Tennessee, as well as his many cousins, Co-workers and friends.

Gary was born in Ithaca NY.

When he was 10 years old the Bock family moved to Phoenix Arizona in 1968. Gary attended manzanita grade and Cortez High School class of 1975.

His love of cars started at a young age. When he was six years old, 'Mike' was given his first car by his father who owned a car lot in Ithaca N.Y. The car was a 1950s Oldsmobile.

He drove his car behind a fence in a junkyard. This fence was behind his father's car lot.

He wasn't big enough to reach the pedals and to see where he was going at the same time.

Somehow he managed to drive forward and backward giving his sisters in the back seat a ride.

On the weekends, the three Bock children were all given the task of detailing 3 cars each. Dad wanted perfection so we weren't allowed to go anywhere until each car passed his final inspection. It was an almost impossible task if you knew our dad.

Well the hard work and skills paid off for Gary. After high school Gary opened his own shop in Phoenix called 'Mikes wax and Polish.' Later it became an automotive paint and body shop.

More recently, Gary was employed by Arizona Automotive paint from

2002 -2023.

Rest In Peace little brother.