Robert "Bevo" Gary Gatlin
11/12/1951 - 12/24/2017

On December 24th, Gary left this part of his journey to complete his pathway home. At the age of 66 years old, Gary was a lifelong citizen of Lake Jackson. He graduated Brazosport HighSchool, attended Brazosport College, and later became a Rig Operator for U.S. Contractors in Freeport, Texas. Gary was an avid baseball player, which he dearly loved. His favorite pastime was watching Texas Longhorns football. At the age of 8, his best friend's father gave him the nickname "Bevo".Gary is preceded in death by his parents Glenn and Winnie Gatlin of Lake Jackson. Gary is survived by his wife, of 37 years, Kathy, of Lake Jackson. He is also survived by his brother Jeff and wife, Jennifer, of Katy, his sister Lisa Swift and husband, Bruce, of Sweeny and sister Tonya Timaeus and husband, Eric, of Richwood. Gary is also survived by the family of his daughter, Karmen Hice and husband, Jeff of Pasadena, Maryland and the family of his son, Ryan and wife, Jisele of Spring, Texas. He is survived by numerous nieces and nephews, along with their families. Visitation will be Friday, December 29th from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. His funeral will be held on Saturday, December 30th at 10:00 am, both at Lakewood Funeral Home. Gary's uncle, Ed Gatlin, will be officiating the service. Pallbearers will be Bruce Swift, James Kubala, Scott Swift, Matt Miller, Mitchell Meshell, Charles Sandross, Trevor Palmer and Joshua (Ty) Roberts.

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