Gary Smith, former mayor of Bushong and key contributor to the North Lyon County Veterans Memorial, died on Thursday, September 18. He was 63 years old.

Smith spent over seven years as the mayor of Bushong from May 2017 to January of this year.

Outside of his duties as mayor, Smith has spent the last ten years working on the expansion and upkeep of the North Lyon County Veterans Memorial, founded by his wife Dianne.

The Smiths worked to honor veterans through the memorial and the various events that were hosted at the location.

Before his battle with cancer, the two had begun work on converting the bank just south of the memorial into the North Lyon County Veterans Museum. They had aimed to finish the project this year, as 2025 marks the tenth anniversary of the memorial’s opening.

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