Gary Lee Pushee

Gary Lee Pushee of Plymouth Michigan passed away Friday March 10th, 2023 at the age of 76 surrounded in love by his family. Left to cherish his memory is his wife Leann Alestra; daughter, LeAnne Folsom; son, Jeffery Pushee (Denise); Step children Patricia Wright (David); Pamala Alestra; Peter Alestra (Victoria); grandchildren Max, Jake, Emilee (Mike), Jessica, Alex, Emily, Lauren, Mason; great grandchildren Violet and Cora; sister-in-law Paula Pushee and many great friends that will miss him dearly. Gary is preceded in death by his parents Paul and Francis Pushee and brother Bobby Pushee. Gary was born February 13th, 1947, in Garden City Michigan. Growing up in the city of Inkster, he graduated from Dearborn Heights Robichaud High school and soon met and married his high school sweetheart Nancy Peterson (Pushee) they went on to have two children, LeAnne and Jeff. At a young age Gary pledged his life as a patriot for this country and enlisted in the United States Marines Corp during the Vietnam War. He served his country as a Marine machine gunner from June 2, 1966 to April 10, 1969, reaching the rank of Sergeant. Shortly after Gary returned home, he was hired by the Dearborn Police Department in September of 1969. Gary proudly served the community patrolling the streets as a police officer and also spent several years working undercover as a narcotics officer. Gary was elected by his fellow officers to the Dearborn Police union board. He served his Brothers and Sisters in blue from 1979 until he retired in late 1992, serving many of those years as the president. While serving as president, he was also a member of the executive board with the Police Officer’s Association of Michigan (POAM). After retiring from the Dearborn Police Department, he became a full time business agent with the POAM, representing several Michigan police agencies during contract negotiations, grievances, etc., until he retired in December of 2018. Gary was an avid sports enthusiast. He played all sports as a child and even coached his son Jeff’s basketball team. Gary followed his sport’s teams closely and always looked forward to watching the Big Game on TV. Gary was a deer hunter and opening day of deer season was always an event. He enjoyed NASCAR and attended the Daytona 500 several times. Gary will always be remembered for his love of animals. If you had the pleasure of knowing Gary you were captured by his quick wit and sense of humor. His quirky, yet extremely precise ways kept you coming back for more!! He definitely passed that on to his children. Gary would also be your biggest fan and supporter if you had a scheming idea or business opportunity, he was all in!! Gary was a proud parent, grandfather and stepdad. He brought two families together and played an integral part in allowing them to blend so well. We will continue to make memories in his honor. A memorial gathering will be held on March 19th, 2023 at 4:30 PM at the One Under Banquet Venue. Address: 35780 Five Mile Rd, Livonia MI 48154. There will be a Military Funeral Honors under the auspices of the United States Marine Corps at 5:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Gary's name to: Disabled American Veterans (DAV), P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250 or on line donation at: www.dav.org To share a memory of Gary with the family, please click on the 'Share a Memory' tab of this web page.

Gary Lee Pushee

February 13, 1947 - March 10, 2023