West Springfield- Gary Allen McNab, 68, of Oleander Street�passed away Saturday, unexpectedly at Mercy Medical Center. He was born on Sept. 23 rd, 1946 in Burlington, VT to the late Robert and Bernice McNab. He grew up in Montgomery, VT and settled in West Springfield thereafter. He retired as a Master Sargent after almost 40 years of service in the United States Air Force. He served in Vietnam during that war. He was loved and known by so many as "Grandpa Gary". He loved the New England Patriots, his friends at the Senior Center and playing Keno with friends at Powers. He�was the loving father of Tammy A. Dallasta and her husband David of West Springfield and Sarah M. Palazzo and her husband Philip of Simsbury, CT. Beloved grandfather of Aaron and Marissa McNab, Ryan and Brennan Dallasta, and Garret, Gavin, and Halle Palazzo and brothers, Robert and Michael McNab and the late David McNab. He also leaves several nieces and nephews and many friends. Calling hours will be Thursday 5-7 PM�at the TOOMEY-O�BRIEN FUNERAL HOME,�1043 Westfield Street, West Springfield. There will be a Committal Service Friday at 11 AM�at the Massachusetts Veterans� Memorial Cemetery, 1390 Main Street, Agawam. For more details please visit
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