Butch Gilbert,
69, married Linda (Wolfe) Gilbert on February 28, 1970. They have four children: Beverly, Vernon,
Julie, and Jeremy, 10 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. Butch and
Linda were married for 48 years.
He worked for
Baker & Schultz for 30 years and then Rolling Rock and retired in 2014 from
Crosby Excavating. He was a Volunteer Firefighter for Decatur for 20 years and
a former member of Moose Lodge #1311.
Butch was a Decatur Reserve police office for five years.
He was a bail bondsman for 25 years and was always supportive of the police
department. When Decatur got their first K9, he bought the police-dog its
lifesaving vest.
Butch had a big heart and was quite the handy man. It was
typical for him to mentor young boys, teaching them life skills such as
carpentry, car-repair, electrical repair, and all matters of general household
restoration.
It is because of these many attributes, this
scholarship will be awarded to a promising student that will emulate these
skills.