Anthony Frank ("Tony") Gasich

Anthony Frank ("Tony") Gasich, of Somis, Calif., passed away on March 19, 2019. He was born on March 31, 1949, in St. Louis, Mo. Tony was preceded in death by his parents, Anthony and Maxine Spradling Gasich, and his sister-in-law, Charlotte McPheeters. Tony is survived by his wife of 49 years, Lucy McPheeters Gasich; son, Scott Gasich (Christina); grandchildren, James, Henry, Juliet, and Clark Gasich of Somis; son, Anthony Gasich (Natalie) of Denver, Colo.; sisters, Elizabeth Koch (Alan) of St. Louis, Mo., and Jean DeWitt (Merlin) of Poplar Bluff, Mo.; brother-in-law, Hugh McPheeters of Jacksonville, Fla.; sisters and brothers-in-law, Scotty and Ed Shively and Mary Lynn and John Laning of Little Rock, Ark.; and a host of nieces and nephews. Tony and Lucy grew up in Poplar Bluff, Mo. After marrying they moved to Little Rock, where Tony was employed as an agent and district manager for Farmers Insurance. After his sons were born, he obtained his BBA degree, Magnum Cum Laude, at the University of Arkansas LR in a record twenty months. He then went on to get his PHD in risk management from Temple University in Philadelphia. In 1988, he took a position with Farmers Insurance at the corporate office in Los Angeles. Upon retiring as Senior Vice President at Farmers, he moved to Longmont, Colo., where he owned UPS Stores and raised Quarter Horses. In 2015, they returned to California to be close to their sons and grandchildren. Tony was an avid horseman competing in rodeos throughout the south and west. When no longer able to personally compete, he raised and raced Quarter Horses and had several Colorado Champions. Tony believed that "Happiness in life is not a destination, but the journey." And what a journey he made!