Gary Joseph Lacock

1957 - 1998  (41 years)

• Name	Gary Joseph Lacock
  Born	14 May 1957	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Jul 1998	Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas
  Cremated	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I4851	Rossville
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	Gerald E Lacock,   b. 18 May 1935, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 16 May 1996, Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Mary Josephine Verschelden Lacock,   b. 13 Oct 1938, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 18 Apr 1987, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 48 years)
  Married	Oct 1956	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Divorced	YES
  Family ID	F6353	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laura Shafer Lacock
  Divorced	YES
  Children	1. Paul Lacock   2. Andrew Lacock   3. Darlene Lacock Trujello
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2018 12:01:33
  Family ID	F6354	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Died - 2 Jul 1998 - Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Lacock, Gary 1 Gary Joseph Lacock Gary Joseph Lacock, 41, died Thursday, July 2,1998 at his rural Maple Hill home. He was born May 14,1957, in Topeka, the son of Gerald E. and Mary Jo Verschelden Lacock. He had lived in the Maple Hill community for several years. He grew up in Topeka and attended Topeka High School. He was an equipment operator in construction. He was married to Laura Shafer. They were divorced. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors are, two sons, Paul Lacock and Andrew Lacock, both of Topeka; one daughter, Darlene Trujello, Topeka; two sisters, Linda DeHart, Topeka, and Brenda A. Lacock, Fort Collins, CO; a grandmother, Anna M. Verschelden, St. Marys; and one grandchild. Memorial service and inurnment were at 1:30 Monday in the Rossville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Gary J. Lacock Memorial Fund and sent in care of the funeral home. Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys, was in charge of arrangements.
  		Obituary- Lacock, Gary 2 Boyfriend Shoots Woman, Kills Self from the “Topeka-Capital Journal” A man with a 10-year history of domestic disturbances wounded his girlfriend and set their rented house on fire before killing himself Thursday afternoon, July 2, 1998, in rural Wabaunsee County, according to Sheriff Richard Old. Old said he entered the burning house, located six miles north of Paxico, after hearing gunshots. The living room was fully engulfed in flames, and Gary Lacock, 41, was lying on the floor about 10 feet from the door. Roseann Hale, 46, suffered a gunshot wound to the lower back. She fled the burning house. Hale was taken to a Topeka hospital by helicopter. She had surgery Friday and was moved out of intensive care. She remains in the hospital in serious condition. “The woman told us he set the fire, tried to set her on fire, shot her and then shot himself,” Old said. Old said two deputies responded to a call involving a domestic disturbance at 1:31 p.m. at the rural house. Officers heard a verbal conflict inside when they approached. Then, two or three gunshots were fired, and Hale ran outside. The officers took her to safety behind their patrol cars. Moments later, the front window of the house blew out, presumably due to the heat from the fire, the sheriff said. Old then entered the house through the front door and discovered Lacock’s body. Old attempted to put out the fire with a garden hose until other emergency help arrived. Emergency personnel on the scene included state troopers, fire trucks from neighboring communities, St. Marys Ambulance, and Life Flight helicopter from Topeka. There was substantial damage to the front of the house, but the blaze was contained to a limited area. It appeared an accelerant was used to start the fire. Walt Flowers, husband of Hale’s sister who had known Lacock for 25 or 30 years, said Hale had recently moved back in with Lacock and the Lacock may have thought Hale had been involved with other men. “He really imagined Ann was fooling around on him, but she wasn’t,” Flowers said. “They had several problems in the past.” Flowers said Lacock was a gun enthusiast. He said he had a bad feeling about the couple’s relationship. “It sure seemed like he was headed for a hurting, one way or another,” Flowers said. An autopsy was performed on Lacock Friday, Old said. However, toxicology reports will not be available for a few weeks.