Gary Essig — a Chicagoland native, retired computer programmer, and lover of road trips — died Aug. 2, 2023, in Madison, Wisconsin, at the age of 70.
Gary Todd Essig was born on March 6, 1953, to Calvaine and Evelyn Mae Danhoff Essig and was raised in Homewood, Illinois with his five siblings. He is survived by daughter Heather Essig (Adam Graf) and grandson Gene Graf-Essig, and siblings Nancy Watland; Donna Laluntas; Gwen…
