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 It is with great regret and sorrow that I must notify you of the death of our
Classmate, Gabe Gabriel, on 20 July 2021 in Dallas, Texas due to complications
from Alzheimer’s disease.
Gabe is
survived by his wife of 31 years, Susan Moore Gabriel; sons, Bill (Susan)
Gabriel and Paul Gabriel, Trey (Amy) Cochran, and Richard (Pam) Cochran;
daughter, Carol (Scott) Davis; grandchildren, Brendan Gabriel, Ashley (Ben)
DeWees, Josephine Gabriel, Hutton (Davon) Gillette, Trevor Cochran, Nick
Cochran, Grace Davis, Pete Davis, Carlin (Mike) Fitzgerald, and Keara (Jordan)
McCombs; and great granddaughter, Hendrix Fitzgerald. In heaven he joins his
brother, Bill Gabriel, and his granddaughter, Danielle Gabriel.
A funeral
service will be at 11 AM on Wednesday, 28 July 2021 at the Church of the
Incarnation, 3966 McKinney Avenue, Dallas, TX 75204.
Burial will be
at West Point on date to be determined.
Condolences may
be sent to Susie at 5850 E Lovers Lane, Apt 233, Dallas, TX 75206-2922.
In lieu of
flowers, donations in Gabe’s memory may be sent to West Point AOG in memory of
LTC Henmar Gabriel, Herbert Hall, 698 Mills Road, West Point, NY 10996; the
Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Avenue, Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601;
or the Church of the Incarnation, 3966 McKinney Avenue, Dallas, TX 75204.
Well done, Gabe. Be thou at peace.
Remembrances:
Class Memorial Pages\D-1 Gabe Gabriel.pdf
Obituaries:
 GABRIEL, Henmar Henmar "Gabe" R. Gabriel, 85, passed away on July 20, 2021, in
Dallas, Texas. Gabe was born in Wilmington, Delaware on January 31, 1936, to
Herman William and Ruth (Hickman) Gabriel. At a very young age Gabe, his brother
Bill, and mother Ruth moved to Richmond, Virginia. Gabe would grow up in
Richmond with much of the Hickman and Gabriel families around as a village of
support through his formative years. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High
School in 1954 and spent two years at Virginia Polytechnic Institute before
enlisting in the Army in April of 1956. He proved himself as an enlisted man and
caught the eye of his First Sergeant who recommended Gabe for a
Service-Connected nomination to West Point. Due to his background as an enlisted
man in the Army, he earned his jump wings as an E-2, and took this with him to
the military academy and established the West Point Parachute Team. Gabe was a
member of the graduating class of 1961 and once he earned his "butter bars" he
resumed his military career as an infantryman. Gabe became an Airborne Ranger
and completed special forces training, finishing as a Green Beret weapons
expert. He and his wife Joann were assigned to a unit in Germany and while
there, their sons Bill and Paul were born. In 1966 Gabe and family moved
stateside and while his family stayed in Petersburg, Virginia, Gabe served his
first tour in Vietnam. He eventually ended up in Arizona where he finished his
master's degree at ASU followed by his second tour in Vietnam. During his two
tours he was awarded numerous combat related medals including two Bronze Stars
and two Air Medals (though he was not a pilot). In 1970 Gabe and family moved to
West Point where he became a math instructor at the academy. Following his tour
of duty at West Point, he was stationed at The Armed Forces Staff College, the
Pentagon, and finished his military career at Fort Richardson in Anchorage,
Alaska. An important note regarding his time at the Pentagon, Gabe became an
extremely active runner during the 70's, running many marathons each year,
always qualifying for the Boston Marathon each year by running the New York
Marathon. Throughout his military career, with the many different duty stations
and deployments, and with a rather busy work schedule, Gabe always made time to
be involved with his boys' soccer teams, running together, and most importantly
as a family, lots of skiing. Gabe met his bride, Susie Cochran, in 1989 in
Dallas and they got married the following year. He embraced the Dallas culture
and became a true Texan. He adored his new, blended family and loved planning
family reunions for everyone. Gabe enjoyed sharing his passion for the US
Military Academy with future West Point cadets and became West Point's
representative for North Texas admissions. He remained faithful to this next
generation of cadets through their West Point career and into their military
deployments. He also had a love of computer technology and shared this passion
with others. Gabe loved gardening and was well known for his tongue in cheek
puns. He will be missed, but we all have faith that we will see him again. Gabe
is survived by his wife of 31 years, Susan Moore Gabriel; his sons, Bill (Susan)
Gabriel and Paul Gabriel, Trey (Amy) Cochran, Richard (Pam) Cochran; Daughter,
Carol (Scott) Davis; Grandchildren; Brendan Gabriel, Ashley (Ben) DeWees,
Josephine Gabriel, Hutton (Davon) Gillette, Trevor Cochran, Nick Cochran, Grace
Davis, Pete Davis, Carlin (Mike) Fitzgerald, Keara (Jordan) McCombs; and great
granddaughter, Hendrix Fitzgerald. In heaven he joins his brother Bill Gabriel
and his Granddaughter Danielle Gabriel. A memorial service will be held at the
Church of the Incarnation 3966 McKinney Ave, Dallas, TX, on Wednesday, July 28,
2021, at 11 AM with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers please make
contributions to West Point AOG in memory of LTC Henmar Gabriel. Herbert Hall
698 Mills Rd. West Point, NY 10996, Alzheimer's
Association,
225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601 or to the Church of the
Incarnation 3966 McKinney Ave, Dallas, TX 75204.
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