Gay L. Johnson passed on 25 July 2017. She was an Ithaca native who was born on 15 April 1949.
A graduate of Ithaca High School in 1967, she was active in class reunions for many years. She attended Ithaca College and received a Bachelor's degree in education from Florida State University.
She was a lifetime member of the First Presbyterian Church of Ithaca serving as an Elder, a Deacon, a member of too many committees to count, and a dear friend.
One mission at Church that was particularly close to her heart was to sustain the Wednesday night suppers which bring friends, new members, and family to share a weekly meal together. Gay's saying of grace before the meal always flowed out of her and was a prayer from her heart. She had a beautiful way of making everyone feel welcome and loved.
Gay served on numerous boards in the larger Ithaca community, as well, including IACC, Suicide Prevention Foundation and Historic Ithaca.
She was the daughter of Theron and Margaret Johnson who had begun Johnson Apartments in 1948. Gay was the rental manager and second generation of a local business with nearly 70 years in service to the people of Ithaca.
Gay was the youngest of four children. She is survived by her husband of 36 years, Larry Beck, her sons Jared and Micah Beck, her sister Vera Lee (Bill Woo) of San Francisco, brother Owen (Caroline) Johnson of Syracuse, her sister-in-law Karen Beck, nephews Mark and David, niece Elizabeth, and great nephews and nieces Benjamin, Anna, and Tate Johnson.
A celebration of her life will be scheduled for the future.
Great support from Cancer Resource Center and Hospice Care deserve support from friends and relatives. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to either of these organizations.
Information from the Bangs Funeral Home
An obituary was published in the Ithaca Journal on July 27, 2017

Thanks to Contributor kswh [#46633789 ]for help with this memorial