Gary L. Bricker Sr., 51, of Cochranton, formerly of Butler, died Thursday at the Hamot Medical Center in Erie.

Born Feb. 14, 1957, in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late Walter M. Bricker and the late Loretta E. Roberson Bricker.

He was a member of St. Paul Roman Catholic Church.

He enjoyed hunting and camping.

He was a truck driver for Local 249 Teamsters in Pittsburgh.

Surviving are his wife, Tammy Bricker of Meadville, who he married July 17, 1998; a daughter, Tammy Sue Bricker of Butler; two sons, Gary Lee Bricker of Pittsburgh and Dustin Bricker of Meadville; two granddaughters; and two brothers, Scott Bricker of Pittsburgh and Randy Bricker of Connoquenessing.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

<B>BRICKER</B>— Private services and burial for Gary L. Bricker, who died Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008, will be in Evans City Cemetery. Arrangements by <B>Young Funeral Home</B>, Butler.Information is available at www.youngfuneralhomes.com.