Gary Robert Lane of Crawfordsville passed away Friday morning at Franciscan Health Lafayette at the age of 65.

Gary made the most of his dash.  He lived his life helping people and was truly one of a kind.  He worked at Prowler and R. R. Donnelley before becoming self-employed in the scrap business.  He also worked at Walden Recycling, assisting people and giving them a smile or a wave from his truck.

Born Feb. 13, 1956 in Crawfordsville, he was the son of Robert Lane and Ruth Spencer Lane.  He graduated from North Putnam in 1975.

Survivors includes: brother, Greg Lane (Dawn) of Crawfordsville; long-time friend, Kathy Haltom; uncle, Larry Spencer (Jill) of Crawfordsville along with several aunts, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Gary was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Kim Miller.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 PM Saturday, Feb. 5 ^th at Burkhart Funeral Home, 201 W. Wabash Avenue, Crawfordsville.  He will be laid to rest at the Russellville Cemetery at a later date.