Gaylan Pegel Sr.
Gaylan Dean Pegel, Sr., retired Lieutenant Colonel of the United States Army, was called home to be with the Lord on July 13, 2021 while at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, California. He was surrounded by family as he entered eternal life.
Gaylan was born on May 4, 1949 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota. Gaylan grew up and was educated in the Brainerd, Minnesota area. He also attended and graduated from Maplewood Academy (Hutchinson, Minnesota), Class of 1967. Gaylan then enlisted in The United States Army and studied Medicine at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Following training, he served two tours of duty in the Vietnam War.