GARY C. TUGGLE, age 83, a resident of Irving since 1966, died Sunday, December 2, 2012 at his home. Born September 10, 1929 in Kansas City, Missouri, he was the son of Jesse and Elsie Roseburg Tuggle. A First Sergeant during the Korean War, he was an operations coordinator for Delta Airlines from 1955 until retiring in 1986. He married Julia Ann Stanton in 1964 in Denton. A former St. Louis Cardinals Farm Team member, he was a member of the Haltom City VFW. Preceded in death by his parents, a brother, a sister, and son, James Robert Tuggle, he is survived by his wife Julia of Irving; daughters, Lisa Lorraine Tuggle of Temple, Gayle Patrice Lindemann of Temple, Lauren Kay Clubertson and husband Paul of Bend, Oregon, Robin Shaleen Michalski and husband Chris of Mansfield, and Amy Michele Caldwell and husband Leslie of McKinney; and four grandsons, Nicholas Kurt Culbertson, Alec Evan Culbertson, Matthew Cole Michalski and Andrew Scott Michalski. A graveside service will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery (Lane C).