Lou is preceded in death by his parents Albert E. & Ava C. Gary Jr., brother Albert E. Gary III, and grandparents Albert E. & Laura Gary Sr.

He is survived by his sister Tana & Ed Reynolds, niece Natalie & Gary Snuffin, Andrew, Owen, and Ella Grace Snuffin of Medina, TN. Also, a nephew Nick & Carrie Reynolds, Bennet, Millie and Henley Reynolds of Roswell, GA.

Lou graduated from White Station Class of 1968 and The University of Tennessee with a BS and Masters in math. His passion for teaching was influenced by his high school teacher Mr. Gough Wheat. After graduation he taught school in Vicksburg, MS at All Saints School. From there he came back to teach at Central High School, Yeshiva Hebrew Academy, and Memphis State University nuclear physics program.

He later took a job at Palo Verde Nuclear power plant in Phoenix, AZ for eight years as a training instructor. He transferred to San Onofre Nuclear power plant in San Clemente, CA and lived in Oceanside, CA until his retirement in 2005.

He moved back to Memphis to be closer to his family and UT football games! He was an avid Volunteer Fan!!

He loved his golden retriever, Lillie and many other retrievers he adopted through the years. He started fishing early in childhood with his parents, grandparents, and in recent years with his sister, Tana.

His passion for the children at St. Jude Children's Hospital is where he proudly left his retirement assets.