Garry “I’m cute” Myers of Weyburn, SK passed away on his farm on Friday, April 10, 2020 at the age of 68 years.
Garry was predeceased by his parents, John & Virginia Myers; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Al & Beryl Benjamin; his sister, Sandy Kmita and brothers-in-law; John Kmita, Barry Otten, Allan Rody, and Gerry Ferguson, and numerous extended family and beloved friends.
He is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Penny Myers, three children; Troy (Jolene) Myers, Pam (Shawn) Horne, Tanya Myers and four grandchildren; Courtney Myers, Jared Myers, Ashton Horne, and Preston Horne, all of Weyburn, SK, sisters; Joan Ferguson, Anita Myers, Ruth (Gary) Cleaveley, sisters-in-law; Karen Ruston, Diane Rody, Charlene Otten, Beverly (Larry) Mutter, brothers-in-law; Randy (Colleen) Benjamin, Wayne (Corrine) Blomberg as well as numerous nieces and nephews, great nieces, nephews, many friends and extended family.
Garry was born January 23, 1952 in Weyburn and lived on the family farm east of Weyburn for the majority of his life. He married Penny Benjamin on December 30, 1972 and they made their home in Weyburn. In 1975 they moved back to the family farm to raise their children in the place that he loved the most. He worked for John Kmita Ltd. from 1972 until he passed.
Garry was passionate about family and friends (whom he treated like family), farming, country music, and animals. He loved his wife, children, children-in-law, and grandchildren passionately and through the years traveled many miles making memories with them through family vacations and visiting with relatives and friends, usually with his guitar along to sing and play for everyone. It was important to him as a Dad that his children got to see Disneyland after he and Penny went there for their honeymoon, so he worked hard and saved to make that happen.
Garry was loved by everyone who was lucky enough to meet him and was well known for his great humour, the devilish glint in his eye, and the smile that was always on his face. In answer to the question “How are you?” he was rarely just “fine” or “good.” Instead, his trademark answer was “I’m cute” which always put a smile on the face of those he was greeting.
He taught himself how to play several musical instruments including organ, piano, and accordion, but his greatest love was the guitar which he played every day – even when he had to retrain his muscles after an injury which severed the tendons in his left arm and rendered his bicep useless. He didn’t read a note of music and played only by ear.
Garry loved people and especially loved to scare them and make them jump. That tickled his funny bone every time. He could visit and chat with anyone, anywhere. Friends and family knew the coffee was always on and the door was always open; they could drop in at any time for a visit and quite likely a personal concert because he’d pull out his guitar to play and sing for anyone who asked, if he wasn’t already playing when they walked in the door. Garry’s home has jokingly been referred to as “Grand Central Station” by his family and it became even busier when he and Penny began “fixing” people with Natural Healing Techniques. His main concern was just helping people to feel better and he was always fantastic at that, whether they needed a “back crunch,” a joke and a smile, a shot of scotch, a listening ear, a song, or a place to stay. Throughout the years many family members, friends, hockey players, and an exchange student were welcomed to live in his home for as long as they needed or wanted.
If Garry wasn’t at home, playing his guitar and hosting coffee gatherings for family and friends alike, he could be found in his happy place – out in the yard working on equipment or out in the fields planting, growing, and harvesting his crops.
His love of animals was so strong that if he saw a mouse sitting on his row of swathed crop in front of the combine, he would stop his equipment and wait for the mouse to run to safety before he continued down the field. He often shared the stories of the animals he saw while he was out in the fields - from birds and jackrabbits to deer and a family of moose. One year during seeding time he stopped his tractor to rescue a baby jackrabbit from a swooping hawk because he suspected the bunny had been orphaned. He brought the baby home for Penny and the kids to take care of until it was old enough to be re-homed to the Tatagwa Therapeutic Animal Park.
Throughout his life, he had many dogs and horses, but there was always a special place in his heart and a fond note in his voice when he spoke of his Palomino horse, Prince, whom he hand raised and bottle fed after rescuing him from a PMU farm, and his childhood dog, Smokey. Penny and the kids “forced” him to also love cats. There are several more recent memories and photos of him loving and spoiling the cats even though he would always tell them “I don’t even like cats” while he had his trademark grin on his face. He had a very special bond with his kitties and made sure he was home to give them treats every night at 9:30. His best kitty friend, Baby, loved to go farming and crop checking with him and was by his side right until the very end.
Garry is well loved and remembered by many family members and friends for his mentorship and teaching of anything they wanted to learn, whether that be oil rigs, farming, equipment repair, woodworking, or playing guitar. His other hobbies included curling, playing darts and woodworking and a keepsake rocking horse was made with love by Garry and Penny for each of the grandchildren on their second Christmas. His patience and kindness is unmatched in this world. Though incredibly humble about his abilities and intelligence, he loved to help and share his knowledge and pass on his expertise to anyone who asked.
His kindness, humour, and songs live on in our hearts forever and he will be missed by all who knew him.
A Celebration of Garry’s Life will take place on Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 1:00 PM at "Troy's Shop" 221 20th Avenue (Stock Exchange Road), Weyburn, Saskatchewan.
Donations in memory of Garry may be made to the Weyburn Humane Society.
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