Gary Edward Seeber passed away at the age of 77, on January 2, 2025, after being diagnosed recently with stage 4 lung cancer.  Gary was born in Yonkers, New York, on February 22, 1947, to the late Arthur and Ruth Seeber.   He was also proceeded in death by his loving wife of 54 years, Delores Ann Seeber, and his brother Jeffery Seeber.  Gary is survived by his daughters, Alyson Beverly and Tara Seeber (Roby Dillon); grandchildren, Delante Newman and his wife Nicole; Alyssa Woodle and her husband Brad; Kaitlyn Proffitt and fiancé Murphy; and Thomas Proffitt; and his great grandson Wyatt Woodle.  Other survivors are his brothers, Allen Seeber and his wife Barbara; Brian Seeber and his wife Lynne; and Kevin Seeber.

Graduating from Loyola High School, Baltimore, in 1965, he enlisted in the United States Navy, soaring the seas on the USS Dale CG-19.   After serving four years in the Navy and seventeen years in the Navy reserves, he achieved the rank of Master Chief, all while obtaining a Bachelor of Science from the University of Maryland.

Gary worked supporting the Department of Defense, beginning his career in the contractor world at EG&G in Maryland, and then in Dahlgren, Virginia.  After working for several other contractors, he began his career at SENTEL Corporation, in which he worked for over 20 years, before retiring in 2006.   He viewed his biggest accomplishment to be working for and being instrumental in the development and manufacturing of the Joint Portal Shield, a Chemical and Biological Agent Detector for the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines.

Gary fell in love with this little Town of Colonial Beach, Virginia, and moved his family there in 1981.  He took pride in our community by serving on the Colonial Beach Town Council for twelve years, and also serving as the treasurer of the town for a short time.  Gary was also the treasurer of the Colonial Beach Educational Foundation, which raised money to build a school in our community when it was most needed.  He went above and beyond for our school and our community.  Gary was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Eagles, VFW, and the American Legion.

Gary loved to read books, generating a list of over 1,000 books that he read since he retired. He had a love for golf, even though he wasn’t very good at it, and he enjoyed doing Sudoku puzzles and playing solitaire on the computer.  He loved his dogs Utah and Bella.  The thing he missed most in life, besides his wife, was sitting on the front porch of their river front home.

In Lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation at askccd.org or by mail to 5211 W. Broad Street Suite 100 Richmond, VA 23230, or to the Bichon Frise Club of America at bichonrescue.org.

A gathering will be held at Dockside Restaurant, 1786 Castlewood Drive, Colonial Beach, VA 22443, on January 7, 2025, between 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm.  Celebration of Life will be held at 2pm on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at The Colonial Beach Baptist Church, 10 Garfield Avenue, Colonial Beach, VA 22443, the Rev. Billy Howeth officiating, followed immediately by a point ride.  Inurnment will be held at a later date.