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Gary Pace Obituary

Gary Pace, 63, a resident of Woodland Park, CO passed peacefully into the arms of his Lord & Savior Jesus Christ on May 5, 2012. Gary leaves behind his loving wife of 41 years, Judy and is also survived by his sisters, Judy (Ed) Wiescamp, Bonnie (James) Ford & brother, Bob (Kristi) Pace and numerous nieces & nephews. Gary was the sole owner of American Speed Center for the last 39 years and had a deep love of the auto industry. His love was building engines for race drivers. Gary also enjoyed visiting the Virgin Islands every year. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00PM, Saturday, May 12, 2012 at The Springs Funeral Services, 3115 E. Platte Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established at Pikes Peak Credit Union in Gary's name.

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Published by The Gazette on May 9, 2012.

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Frank Walton

May 16, 2012

Thanks Gary for all the great advice and funny stories! I will miss you greatly and will always remember just coming to hang out and swap stories about cars, the people that drove them and the insight of your years of seeing our automotive industry change. What a void that we local gear heads have. Thank you, Gary!

Bill Schohn

May 13, 2012

Thank you Gary, for all the help and advice you gave us. NEVER to busy to give some ideas and share your expertise.
God bless Gary. You will be sorely missed.....

May 12, 2012

Gary's advice was always spot on, and what a friendly person to deal with. Doing business with him was always a pleasure in every way. Such a great guy, and will be missed. Randy Pierce Colorado Springs

Steven Defino

May 9, 2012

Gary was an amazing person. i will greatly miss him as a friend and fellow car enthusiast. i visited his shop frequently and shot the breeze sometimes for an hour or two. i offer my deepest condolences to all the family out there. he will be greatly missed by his family and friends. my prayers are with Gary and his family tonight.

May 9, 2012

Gary...always freely sharing his expert advice from years of experience & often recieving nothing monetarily in return - a great guy & great asset for local gearheads. Quite a voids left. RIP. - Smitty

Gina Coleman

May 9, 2012

Gary was a friend/customer of mine @American Classifieds for the last few yrs. This came as such a shock to myself and co-workers and we are all saddened by this news, Judy.....

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