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WOOSTER — Stanley Gault was remembered as a faithful husband, caring father, successful businessman, generous philanthropist, committed Christian and “lover of this community” Saturday during funeral services for the former Rubbermaid CEO at Wooster United Methodist Church.
Sons Stephen and Chris Gault, longtime friend Ron Holtman, the Rev. Charles Tobias and Deborah Hoover shared memories of Stanley Gault, who died June 29 at the Cleveland Clinic. He was 90.
“We come together in grief,” Tobias said, but through the course of the service and his message shared how Stanley Gault was now in a heavenly home prepared for him by Jesus. And, he was now reunited with his wife, Flo, who died April 16, 2013.
Stephen Gault said it was gratifying to see so many wonderful people from near and far who arranged their schedules to celebrate the life of his father. He shared a series of stories about …show more content…

There was another time his father caught a great walleye, but Stephen failed to string it to the side of the boat, and it swam off. Both occasions were followed by a “vigorous Stanley Gault lecture,” though in the second one his dad used shorter words.
There was a time when Stanley Gault was grilling hot dogs at the cabin in Canada for family and construction workers who were building an addition. While eating, he talked about how he had just sat next to Lee Iacocca when he retired from Chrysler and had spent time with Prince Rainier of Monaco and princesses Caroline and Stephanie.
Everyone there was in amazement, but Stanley Gault pivoted the conversation. All of a sudden, the discussion became all about the construction workers, their lives and their thoughts.
“He treated everyone with dignity and respect,” Stephen Gault said.
Chris Gault said his father would be the first to admit he never really got over his wife’s death. They were married for 63

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