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George P. Gawrys

September 7, 2008

George P. “Pop” Gawrys of Clarks Summit died Sunday, Sept. 7 upon arrival at Moses Taylor Hospital. He was the husband of Carol Gawrys.

He was self-employed as a certified public accountant and self-proclaimed general contractor. A member of Our Lady of the Snows Parish in Clarks Summit and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, he was a social member of the Abington Memorial Post 7069 VFW and other professional organizations. George was cherished by his family and a generous giver to the community. He was a founder of the Our Lady of the Snows-St. Benedict’s Bazaar, where people could always see him running the french fry booth. His family meant everything to him, and he meant everything to his family. He was a source of love, support and help for his family and friends and he was always willing to do whatever he could to help anyone who needed it. He was a wonderful and devoted husband to his loving wife; they were the loves of each other’s lives since they were 11 years old. He was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather. It was impossible for his family and friends to have a bad day when they were around him; he was their sunshine. He was the rock of his family and will be missed beyond words by all who knew him.

Also surviving are two sons, Christopher and wife, Mary Lou, Clarks Summit; and Brent and wife, Courtney, Whitehall; three daughters, Christine Roberts and husband, Bryan, Stevensville, MD; and Bridget and Georgeanna Gawrys, both of Scranton; two sisters, Ruthann Ladewig, Lowell, IN; and Mary Kenda, Port Wing, WI; 10 grandchildren, a great-grandchild, nieces and nephews.

The funeral was to be held Tuesday, Sept. 9 with Mass in Our Lady of the Snows Church, 301 S. State St., Clarks Summit. Entombment, Cathedral Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Humane Society of Lackawanna County, 967 Griffin Pond Road, Clarks Summit, 18411; or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 5100 Tilgham St., Suite 40, Allentown, 18104. Arrangements, Jennings-Calvey Funeral and Cremation Services Inc., Clarks Summit. For more information, directions, or to send an online condolence, visit www.jenningscalvey.com.