Gary Carl Glockzin (August 6, 1934 – October 17, 2025) passed away peacefully at age 91 at the Cura Care Center in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.
He was a 1952 graduate of Grey Eagle High School, where he excelled in sports as captain of the football team. He briefly attended Antioch College in Ohio, where his free-spirited nature led to a memorable piano-related incident on the second floor of the dorm.
In 1954, Gary enlisted in the U.S. Army and served as a topographic surveyor in Okinawa during the Korean War era. He was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Gary held jobs as a heavy equipment operator traveling to Arizona, Montana, California, and Venezuela, where he spent five years mining gold in the Amazon Rain Forest. A pioneer in the snowmobile world, he established a Moto-Ski dealership and participated in several Winnipeg to St. Paul 500 races.
He is survived by his sons Gary A. and Randy M. Glockzin; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.