Gilbert Goss Sawtelle Gib resided in Alamogordo, NM ,and formerly El Paso, TX and Big Spring, TX. Mr. Sawtelle was a member and president of the El Paso Chapter of A. I. A., El Paso Sheriff’s Posse, and S.A.R.. He was buried at Ft. Bliss National Cemetery with military honors. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Infantry, stationed at Ft. Benning GA and Ft. Bliss, TX. He was lead architect for R. E. McKee Contractor and later as a partner of Garland and Hilles Architects. He was noted for his innovations in design-build methods and for historic preservation of various El Paso landmarks. He played important roles in the design of various military facilities; Federal High Speed Test Track, Holloman AFB, and the U.S. Army Patriot Air Defense Maintenance Facility at Ft. Bliss, TX. He was preceded in death by his parents Gilbert G. Sawtelle and Moree Tolle Sawtelle of Big Spring, TX. He is survived by his loving wife, Patricia; his sons, Gilbert III, and James F. Sawtelle. He is survived also by step-daughter Carolyn Lorraine Posey and her husband David C. Posey ; by grandchildren Ashley Moree, Gilbert G. IV, and Erin Hawkins Colby; and by great-granddaughter Ker’rin Colby. |
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