Gail E. Stoaks

STOAKS, HAAS, JONES, BRADLEY, GERARDY, BRYANT, HALL, LINT

Posted By: Tara (email)
Date: 10/5/2010 at 15:34:40

Gail E. Stoaks, 70, of Iowa City and formerly of Vinton and Clarence, IA died Sunday, October 3rd after a courageous battle with cancer at the home of his friends and extended family in Iowa City.
Gail Edward Stoaks, son of Lyle and Bernice Haas Stoaks, was born on the family farm south of Lenox, Iowa on February 15, 1940. He graduated from Lenox High School in 1958. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Iowa in 1962 followed by graduate hours earned at Drake University.
Gail was a music teacher for the Clarence- Lowden/ North Cedar Community School District for 34 years. After his retirement, Gail delivered as many as five morning paper routes near his home in Vinton, IA.
Gail was a generous, kind, hardworking, and caring man. He leaves behind two sisters, Geraldine (Jack) Jones of Lenox, IA and Peggy (Ray) Bradley of Trenton, MO; three nieces Lesley Bradley, Jody (Steve) Gerardy, and Jackie (Scott) Bryant; two nephews, Tim (Teresa) Jones and Pauley (Annette) Bradley, seven great nieces, and two great nephews.
Additional survivors include his “family of heart”…. His self- adopted son Gerald aka Jerry Hall; five “grandchildren” Stewart (Jami) Hall, David (Amanda) Hall, Gerald Hall II (Jessie), Tara Lint (Terry) and Sara Hall and six great grandchildren.
Gail was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents.