Gary L. Every
Park Manager / Regional Coordinator
Dillon State Park
Retired December 30, 2000
30 years of service with ODNR, Division of Parks and Recreation
12 years of other public service
Gary started his career with the division in 1970 as an Assistant Park Manager at Salt Fork State Park. In 1971, he was promoted to park manager at Van Buren State Park. Gary was promoted to Park Manager at Dillon State Park in 1972, and he stayed at Dillon until he retired. Prior to his state park career, Gary served in the Ohio National Guard and as a marine patrol officer for the City of Columbus. Over the years, Gary has been active in the Masons and served on the Board of Natural Resources at Muskingum Technical College. He has also served as director of the Honda Gold Wing Road Riders Association, and plans to continue riding his Gold Wing motorcycle around the country.
Gary and his wife, Mary Lou, have two sons, Jerry and Terry.
They have six grandchildren -- Josh, Jerren, Brandon, Austin, Kevin, and Amber.
When they are not traveling, Mary Lou keeps busy with her tax and accounting business, and Gary keeps busy bass fishing, motorcycling, and playing games of chance.
The beautiful pictures Gary has included are from a trip he and Mary Lou took on their motorcycle to Alaska in 2002.