William Maurice "Bill" Gemmell
Marriages
Maryanne Minard
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7B Death Notice - April 27, 2013
William “Bill” Maurice Gemmell, 84, Grand Junction, died
April 22, 2013, at St. Mary’s Hospital.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic
Church.
Survivors include his wife, Maryanne; two sons, Mike and Scott;
and three grandchildren.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3D - April 28, 2013
William “Bill” Maurice Gemmell
passed away on Monday,
April 22nd with his family by his
side.
After his formative years in
Hayden, Arizona, he spent two
years in the Navy followed by
four years at the University of
Arizona where he obtained his electrical engineering degree and met
his future bride, Maryanne Minard. Following graduation, the newlyweds
moved to Long Beach, CA where Bill worked as an engineer
for Shell and Maryanne taught in the public school system of
Long Beach, CA.
After three children and a 38 year professional career culminating
in his cofounding Facilities Systems Engineering Corporation and
serving as its Vice President, William and Maryanne retired to
Grand Junction, Colorado where they enjoyed retirement together
for an additional 23 years, and reached their 60th wedding anniversary
milestone in August of 2012.
Bill achieved both professional and personal success in his 84
years. He was known for adhering to high intellectual standards in
his professional work, and for being a man of unusual integrity who
also cared deeply about the lives with whom he worked.. The characteristics
of intelligence, integrity, and compassion that were obvious
to those that worked with him were the same ones that made
him revered by those who knew him personally. All who have had
the privilege of knowing him will always remember fondly the
warmly compassionate and upstanding man he was.
Bill is survived by his wife, Maryanne; brother, Robert, and sons,
Mike and Scott Gemmell, and three grandchildren, Alex, Kerry, and
Josh.
Memorial services will be held at St. Joseph's Catholic Church at
330 White Avenue in Grand Junction at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday,
May 2nd.
In lieu of flowers, the Gemmell family requests that interested parties
forward donations to the Grand Junction Catholic Outreach
Center, Bill’s favorite charity.
