“We became friends when I was around 19,” Marla Weiss-Walko told the Dayton Daily News. “Been and stayed close friends ever since. Always so incredibly kind and funny. Full of fun with a zest for life like no other. I will miss him dearly.”
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Gagel, an Oakwood resident, was an active property owner in Dayton. He owned numerous buildings and properties, including the Spaghetti Warehouse on Fifth Street.
He was the owner of Gagel Construction Co. and formerly employed by Merrill Lynch and Ameriprise.
Gagel, who also resided in John’s Island Fla., was born on July 13, 1945 in Dayton to the late John Frederic and Sis Earnshaw Gagel.
He is survived by his wife, Karen; Tony Clare; daughters, Courtnie and her husband Jay and Pebbles; granddaughter, Blaklee; and his sister, Catherine Anderson.
He attended Oakwood Schools, graduated from Trinity Pawling in New York, University of Kentucky, University of Arizona and Ohio University.
He was a member of Moraine Country Club, Dayton Country Club and John’s Island Country Club. Fred’s hobbies were tennis, golf, boating and love of life.
Condolences may be sent to www.tobiasfuneralhome.com.
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