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Rex Gygax

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Rex Gygax

Birth
Death
29 Nov 2016 (aged 91)
Cloudcroft, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
Burial
Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA Add to Map
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Rex Gygax
(March 7, 1925 - November 29, 2016)

Rex Gygax, 91, passed away peacefully at home in Alamogordo, NM on November 29, 2016, after a brief battle with cancer.

He is survived by his wife Arlene J. Gygax and six children. The Gygax family has entrusted their loved one to the care of Hamilton - O’Dell Funeral Home.

Rex interned at Santa Fe National Cemetery.

Rex was a graduate of the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, class of 1947, and went on to serve in the Navy for 30 years, retiring as a Captain.

After retirement, Rex and his wife Arlene moved to Cloudcroft where he spent 9 years volunteering at the Cloudcroft Emergency Medical Service.

Father Felix Xerxes Gygax born in Osborne Co. Kansas
Occupation: RDAM Naval Officer in U. S Navy
His father Rudolf Gygax 1850–1919
His Mother Regina Zimmerman 1851–1901

Mother Estelle M Gygax born in Kansas
Her Father: Henry Christopher Ise
Her Mother: Rosena Christina Ise
Rex' Parents are buried in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia

Brother Felix Xerxes Gygax Jr.
Rex Gygax
(March 7, 1925 - November 29, 2016)

Rex Gygax, 91, passed away peacefully at home in Alamogordo, NM on November 29, 2016, after a brief battle with cancer.

He is survived by his wife Arlene J. Gygax and six children. The Gygax family has entrusted their loved one to the care of Hamilton - O’Dell Funeral Home.

Rex interned at Santa Fe National Cemetery.

Rex was a graduate of the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, class of 1947, and went on to serve in the Navy for 30 years, retiring as a Captain.

After retirement, Rex and his wife Arlene moved to Cloudcroft where he spent 9 years volunteering at the Cloudcroft Emergency Medical Service.

Father Felix Xerxes Gygax born in Osborne Co. Kansas
Occupation: RDAM Naval Officer in U. S Navy
His father Rudolf Gygax 1850–1919
His Mother Regina Zimmerman 1851–1901

Mother Estelle M Gygax born in Kansas
Her Father: Henry Christopher Ise
Her Mother: Rosena Christina Ise
Rex' Parents are buried in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia

Brother Felix Xerxes Gygax Jr.


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  • Added: Dec 2, 2016
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173424491/rex-gygax: accessed ), memorial page for Rex Gygax (7 Mar 1925–29 Nov 2016), Find a Grave Memorial ID 173424491, citing Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA; Maintained by Ladybug (contributor 47122697).