Birth date: Jul 23, 1940 Death date: Nov 26, 2011
Wesley D. Gahres, 71, a longtime resident of Annapolis, MD, died November 26, 2011 at his home after a three year battle with cancer. Wes was born July 23, 1940 in Tallahassee, FL, son of the late Shirley Conner. He graduated fro Read Obituary
Carol and your family,
Barb and I are very saddened by your loss. Please accept our condolences on Wes's passing. He was always a calm and sensible voice in community matters for many years whether as an officer of RMCA or simply as the good neighbor that was always his hallmark. We will both miss him as will the community. Our sympathies to you and your family.
Barb and Paul Speyser
Carol, we are so sorry for your loss. Although we did not know Wes very well, he seemed like a very nice, fun-loving man. From looking at your family photos we see that he loved life & all it had to offer. What a great man to have shared your life with.
We are sorry to have missed the service for Wes. Our daughter Jaime, who lives next door to you, was in the hospital for an 8 inch blood clot in her arm. She was released today. It was hard for her to be away from her 7 year old daughter Madison & 4 week old daughter Payton.
Carol, our prayers are with you. May the Lord bless you & comfort you at this time.
Please accept my heartfelt sympathies in the loss of your dear loved one. How comforting in knowing Almighty God has not only the power but also the desire to resurrect our loved ones. Jesus himself said: "Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out." John 5:28,29
Wes; a loving and devoted husband to my mom Carol for 30 years, a loving and supportive Dad, Step-Dad, Father in Law, Grandpa and Great Grandpa.
He was an adventurer and world traveler as he & my mom would travel all over the USA including Hawaii & Alaska, and many points around the world. But, there were also the many family vacations he and my mom would take with his two sons and their spouses and children, along with me, my wife and two children, and my two sisters and their spouses and all their children...all of us together sometimes as many as 20 - 25 of us, all as a family, to places like The Outer Banks of North Carolina, Myrtle Beach South Carolina, The Wisconsin Dells, and Disney in Orlando Florida!!
Wes was a boater, a golfer, a soccer coach, a Redskins fan, and cheered on his children and grandchildren through baseball, football, soccer, & swimming, along with school plays and band concerts.
He was a great cook, a wine connoisseur, a painter, gardener, all around handyman, and an amazing woodworker making many stools, cabinets, bookcases, rocking chairs and many other items for his kids and grandkids, all of which we will cherish dearly!.
He was an amazing, generous, thoughtful man and we will all miss him dearly. Always remembering the great times we all had...I toast you sir...cheers!
Coaching Ashley and Sam's soccer team with Wes, especially when Bill was recovering from surgery--I'm not sure who yelled more, me or Wes. It was a great, undefeated season!
one of my fondest memories of Wes,is when he and I attended grandparents day together for Logan. Logans Grandpa was quite the hit with Logans schoolmates,he played soccer with them,and was actually pretty good,also they played some kids game Wes and I never even heard of,but he played it anyway.....as we were leaving Logan asked ' Grandpa can i go with you?' and of course we left Logan in tow with Grandpa!
