John Thomas Gamble

West Point, 1955

Be Thou At Peace

Posted by The Huntsville Times on July 31, 2010:

John Gamble Dec. 4, 1932 - July 29, 2010 Dr. John T. Gamble, 77, of Huntsville passed away Thursday after a lengthy battle with cancer and heart and kidney disease. Born in Colliers, W. Va., on Dec. 4, 1932, he attended Carnegie Tech before graduating from West Point in 1955. After being commissioned into the Air Force, he spent three years as a navigator before going on to complete his master's degree at the Air Force Institute of Technology. Subsequently, he was assigned to Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome, N.Y. It was during this tour, while stationed in Paris, France, that he met Mary Givan. They were married in 1964 in Washington, D.C. After leaving the military in 1966, John remained in Rome as a civilian engineer. He received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Syracuse in 1974. Upon relocating to Huntsville in 1982, he worked for Teledyne Brown, Sparta and MagnaCom. He was preceded in death by his parents, Donald and Virginia Gamble. Survivors include his loving wife of 45 years, Mary; son, Mike and daughter-in-law Denise; daughter, Lisa Burton and son-in-law Brian; son, Kevin and daughter-in-law Rachel; sister, Mary Jane Copeland and brother-in-law Richard; brother-in-law, John Givan and sister-in-law Whyte; grandchildren, Juliana, Garrett, Owen and Avery Gamble and Molly Burton. He is also survived by nephews, Rick Copeland and wife Karen, Craig Copeland and wife Elizabeth and Stephen Givan and wife Kelly; nieces, Marla Copeland, Julie Gaddy and husband Steve and Sarah Givan; and six great-nieces and great-nephews. John was an active member of the Kiwanis Clubs in Rome and Huntsville. He was also a member of the American Legion and IEEE. He belonged to the West Point Alumni Association and was an active member of First Baptist Church in Huntsville. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church on Governors Drive. Burial will follow at Valhalla Memorial Gardens. His family would like to thank his doctors and other caregivers. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Russel Hill Cancer Foundation at P.O. Box 18428, Huntsville, AL 35804. Please sign the online guest book at www.valhallafunerals.com. Published in The Huntsville Times on July 31, 2010

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