Gary Dwayne Crumb, 64, of Manteca, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2009 in Manteca. Gary was born on May 17, 1945, in Alhambra, California. He was a truck driver for over 40 years and retired from Cherokee Freight Lines in Stockton, California. Gary’s family and friends were the highlight of his life. He enjoyed listening to stories of his daughters’ military and police careers, reminiscing about trucks, classic cars, and NASCAR.

Gary will be remembered and loved by his wife of 30 years, Teresa, daughters Jennifer and Katherine Crumb, brothers Harry Bartlett (Rena), Frank Crumb (Jayne), Paul Crumb (Trudy), and sisters Dwanna Berkenbile (Dean), Juanita Boatman (Arnold). He will also be missed by his aunts Addene Chapman and Eulema Radosevich, the Ancheta family, the Ceniza family, the Crumb, the Davis family, the Soliven family, and numerous nieces, nephews, and dear friends. Visitation will be held Thursday, November 19, 2009 from 2-8pm at Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home, 831 Industrial Way, Lodi, Ca.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am, Friday, November 20, 2009 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Manteca, 6060 Northland Rd, Manteca, CA, with interment immediately following at Cherokee Memorial Park, Lodi, CA.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to support Research for Parkinson’s Disease at www.team-parkinson.org, look for Team CrumbCake- SF. Please sign the guest book online at www.cherokeememorial.com.