Gary Lee Putnam, 71, of Burlington, died 5:52 p.m. Sunday, November 26, 2017 at Great River Medical Center.
Born on June 27, 1946 in Burlington, he was the son of Leroy and Virginia (Long) Putnam. He married LaDonna Brandau on July 11, 1970 in Burlington.
Gary was a long time Burlington area attorney and was a practicing partner in the Hirsch, Adams, Putnam, Cahill & Wiley PLC law firm in Burlington. He was a Navy veteran, serving in the Vietnam War serving on the USS Truxtun.
He attended First Presbyterian Church and was a member of the Iowa State Bar Association, the Des Moines County Bar Association and the Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants. Golfing was his passion! He loved to fly and was an instrument rated pilot.
Survivors include his wife, LaDonna Putnam of Burlington; two sons, Ryan (Cara) Putnam of Bradenton, Florida and David Putnam of Davenport; two grandchildren, Emma James Hunter and Hayden Trevor Putnam both of Davenport; one sister Jayne (James) Burritt of Knoxville, Tennessee and Jerry (Susan) Putnam of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother James.
The family requests in lieu of flowers, memorials are...[more]
ggested to the Des Moines County Humane Society or First Presbyterian Church.
According to his wishes, cremation has been accorded and entrusted to Lunning Chapel.