Gordon Lee McCleery

Gordon Lee McCleery, 76, passed away on April 16, 2022, in Monticello, Fla. He was born August 30, 1945, in Dallas, Texas, the son of Fred G. and Velicia (Darrow) McCleery. Gordon served in the U.S. Navy for 26 years as a radioman. He began his career during the Vietnam War where he received a Purple Heart. He was stationed at Nova Scotia, Canada; Patuxent River, Md.; Whiting Field, Fla.; Kings Bay, Ga.; and New Orleans, La. He retired back to Milton, Fla. for a brief time. He moved his family