Jan 7, 2021
Gary R. Baird Sr., 73, of Gloversville, went to meet the Lord on Monday, December 28, 2020, after a long battle with cancer.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1964-1967 and was stationed in North Carolina and Germany.
Gary worked in local tanneries and later for Coleco Industries. He retired in 2010 as a driver for more than twenty years with Gloversville Transit.
Gary was a member of the Gateway Christian Community Church in Gloversville.
Gary enjoyed attending NASCAR and Dirt auto racing, and attending his granddaughter’s soccer, basketball, and softball games.
Survivors include his wife of fifty-one years, Barbara; three children, Gary (Alisha) Baird Jr., Jennifer Mauck, and Jessica Baird; a granddaughter, Alexandria “Alex” Benfatti; several siblings, nieces, nephews, and cousins.