Gilbert Lee Bazan, Jr.

Gilbert Lee Bazan, Jr., 36, passed away on Friday, May 5, 2023, at his Marion home, surrounded by his loving family and friends, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Gil was born on January 2, 1987, to Gilbert and Rhonda Bazan. He graduated from Marion High School, class of 2005. He then started his business, Bazan and Sons, and was working with Above All Construction. On May 22, 2022, he married Alyssa Gallaway, and she survives. Gil was a member of Bethel Worship Center, where he played bass guitar. He coached baseball and basketball, was an avid IU fan, enjoyed hunting, fishing, and golfing, and was on the board at the Boys and Girls Club of Marion. He loved to have a positive influence in children's lives. He was passionate about helping the community and would do anything to help someone in need if he could - no questions asked. He was a proud member of Raw Tribe and enjoyed making music with the band. He had a sweet spirit and a warm, friendly smile, and he liked to make people laugh. Gilbert was a wonderful husband, father, son, brother, and friend, and he will be greatly missed by many.

Gil is survived by his wife, Alyssa Bazan; children, Kapri Bazan, Adelyne Arriaga, and Maddux Bazan, all of Marion; parents, Gilbert and Rhonda, Marion; brother, Angelo (Amanda) Bazan, Shirley; niece and nephews, Preston, Lyla, and Enoch Bazan, Shirley; mother-in-law, Stephanie Love, Marion; father-in-law, Brian Gallaway, Sweetser; brothers-in-law, Ethan and Josiah Gallaway, both of Marion; grandmothers, Margaret Myers, Gas City, Pauline Lett, Marion, and Darlene Bazan, New Harmony; grandparents-in-law, Rod and Lea Meiboom, The Villages, FL; several aunts, uncles, and cousins; and many special friends, too numerous to mention.

He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Jerry Myers, LaVern Lett, and Cecil Bazan; aunt, Bea Evers; and his dog, Mac.

Arrangements for Gilbert have been entrusted to the College Park Chapel of Armes-Hunt Funeral Home and Cremation Services. A visitation will be held at Bethel Worship Center, 1715 East 38th Street, Marion, from 2:00 - 6:00 p.m., on Thursday, May 11, 2023, as well as an hour prior to the funeral service. A funeral service celebrating Gilbert's life will be held at Bethel Worship Center on Friday, May 12, 2023, at 12:00 p.m., with Pastor Nathan Dalton officiating. Burial will take place at Grant Memorial Park in Marion.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the funeral home to help set up a scholarship fund for his children.