Gail Margaret Gorrell Tuso
Gail Margaret Gorrell Tuso
Gail Margaret Gorrell Tuso
,
65
,
a resident of Boise Idaho
,
died on November 17
,
2011 from
diabetic complications at the St.
Luke
'
s Regional Medical Center in Meridian Idaho.
Ga
i
l wa
s
born on July 10
,
1946 in Joliet Illinois to
Jame
s
Marion Gorrell and Jul
ie
Harmon Gorrell
.
At the age of 3 she mo
v
ed to Stockton California
a
ttending
Madison Grammar School and graduated in 1964 from Stagg Hi
g
h
S
cho
o
l
.
In September 1962
s
he met John Tuso Jr and the
y
were marri
e
d on Augus
t
1
,
1964 in
Carson Cit
y
Ne
va
da.
Their
s
on
Anthon
y
Damion
w
a
s
bo
r
n on Ma
y
7
,
1971 follo
w
ed b
y
daughter
Angela on Februar
y
18
,
1978
.
Before the birth of Anthon
y
she worked for the United State
s
Dra
f
t Board and eventu
a
ll
y
Harold Willis attorne
y
at la
w
in Stockton.
As John
'
s
career progressed
w
ith the United States Postal Service the
y
moved to Salt Lake Cit
y
Ut
a
h
,
Rockland Maryland
,
and Beaverton Oregon
,
before
settling in Boise Idaho in 1990
.
Gail's main interest was always the
health and welfare of animals but mostly her beloved dogs. Her all time favorite was her Chinese Pug,
Roots who died just thirteen days before she did
.
On November 11
,
2011 she suffered severe diabetic complications and was in a
coma until her death on November 17
,
2011
.
Her life
w
a
s
filled with one ph
y
sical
ailment after another be
g
inning with T
y
pe
1
diabetes
at the
a
ge o
f
1
2.
She sur
v
i
v
ed a
diabetic com
a
in 1971 that re
s
ulted in a lifetime of se
ve
r
e
neuropath
y
pain in her hands and feet and in
2
004 suffered a ma
j
or stroke
which stole her reasonin
g,
kindness and gentleness aw
ay
until her death
.
Gail wa
s
proud
to be called a homem
a
ker
.
She belie
v
ed child
r
en needed to be raised with mom at home
caring and nurturin
g
them a
s
the
y
gre
w
.
She wa
s
a
born again Christian
s
a
v
ed b
y
the blood of Je
s
u
s
Chri
s
t and
2
Corinthians
:
5
:
18 sa
y
s
, "
To be absent from the bod
y
i
s
to be present with the Lord.
"
Her father James
,
mother Julie
,
uncle Ed Da
v
is
,
aunt Grace Dugall
,
niece Brenda Cartwright
,
and
beloved Pug Roots preceded her in death
.
Husband of 47 years John, son Anthony
(Dayna)
,
daughter Angela Hayes (Steve), brother
Roger Gorrell
,
sister Anne Cartwright
,
aunt Ruth Davis, several nieces and nephews and four wonderful
grandchildren, Anthony
,
Juliebelle
,
Lauren
and Lucas
,
survive her
.
Cremation was done at the Alden Waggoner
Funeral Chapel
,
Boise Idaho
.
At Gail
'
s request no funeral services were held
.
Contributions in her name ma
y
be made to the Idaho Humane Soc
i
et
y,
4775 Dorm
a
n Street
,
Boise
Id
a
ho 83705.
God ga
v
e us
Gail for just a time
He said she
'
s onl
y
a loan
She nurtured and she lo
v
ed
And no
w
He
'
s called her home
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