Lyle D Gaeth

Lyle Devaere Gaeth, age 48, passed away on Friday December 5, 2014 in Dallas, Texas from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Lyle was born on July 29, 1966 in Bay City, Michigan, son of the late Edward and Dolores (DeSimpelaere) Gaeth.

Lyle had a knack for buying and selling cars and motorcycles. He enjoyed time spent with family and friends. When he couldn’t be there in person, he always made sure he was on the phone. Even after he moved to Texas, he kept in touch with friends and family back home. He lived doing what he wanted to do, being outdoors and on the road instead of stuck in an office. Whether he was flipping houses, running repos, driving wrecker, or buying and selling cars at auctions, he got a certain feeling of freedom from doing something he enjoyed. If it wasn’t exciting then it was just a job. He was in the process of partnering with a friend to buy, fix and auction motorcycles. He liked to wheel and deal and he was good at it. Aside from wheeling and dealing, his favorite thing to do was ride his bike, and he was doing what he loved when God took him home. Most of all Lyle loved being a big brother to a sister who ruined his first birthday by being born on it. God has a way of giving us what we need before we even know we need it. To him she became the best birthday gift that he had never asked for. Not only did he share his birthday with her, he also shared a great part of his heart. A heart as big as Texas. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends, so many who loved him. Though our hearts are broken with sorrow, remember the laughter, the friendship, his smile and all the love during the time God so graciously loaned him to us. So if there is regret, ask for forgiveness and give it to God. Don’t dwell on things left undone or words unsaid, for we cannot change the past. Instead focus on leaving nothing unsaid and nothing undone today. Most of all ask yourself the most important question of your life today. “If today, this hour, this minute were my last on Earth, would I be ready and did I make my peace with God?” If your not sure, please don’t wait. Seek Him today, none of us are guaranteed tomorrow. God is merciful and loves us no matter what we’ve done. He will meet you right where you are right now, don’t wait. We have all been freely given the greatest gift of all, we only need to accept Him. God doesn’t need big words or rehearsed long drawn out prayers. He just needs you believe in Him, open your heart and ask Him into your life. It can be as easy as believing in your heart and saying something like ,“Jesus I believe you are the Son of God, that you died on the cross to take away my sins. I believe you rose from the tomb that Easter Sunday morning for me and by faith I accept you as my Lord and my Savior. Cleanse me Lord and forgive me of my sins.” Take care of business with God today and don’t stop there. Pray, read the bible, go to church and tell someone that you asked Christ into your life today. Please don’t wait. The Christ of Christmas is the reason for my hope especially in times of great loss. He came to seek and save the lost, to give us hope beyond death and the grave. You will be in my prayers as I’m sure I will be in yours. I ask that everyone please leave words of sympathy and as many stories of Lyle as you can. Your stories and comforting words will help to fill the emptiness and ease the hurt we feel. Forgive us if I have forgotten to add your nane below, it would never be my intention. So many of you I didn’t have the pleasure of meeting, but I hope you will share your memories of Lyle with me now and through him I can still get to know all of you.

He is survived by his sister, Lisa (Jacob) Legue, two nephews, Michael & Benjamin Gaeth, maternal grandmother, Julia (DeVaere) DeSimpelaere, uncles, Richard Gaeth & Gerald DeSimpelaere Sr., aunts, Diane Hahn & Debra DeSimpelaere, seven cousins, Tina Hahn, Renee Hahn, Steve Hahn, Gerald DeSimpelaere Jr., Edward DeSimpelaere, Julie Hahn, and Matthew Hahn, and many friends including but not limited to, Bill Blunt, Earl Davis, Duane & Donna Lewis, Mark Ueberschaar, Roger & Bridgett Hedrick, Sheri Kelly Todd, Jerry Hoaglin, Ben & Amanda DeAnda, and special friend, Jennifer Lyons, also Shawna and Samantha, and many many others who were a special part of his life.
He was preceded in death by his parents, fraternal grandparents, Edgar and Mathilda (Fritz) Gaeth, maternal grandfather, Albert DeSimpelaere, an uncle, Leo Hahn, and childhood best friend, Scott Ackerman.

Cremation has taken place in Texas. A memorial service will be held at 11:00AM Saturday, January 10, 2015 at The River’s Edge Church in Caseville, Pastor John Gunden officiating. There will be a short time of fellowship for family and friends after the service until 12:30p.m.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be offered to the Family Discretionary Fund, A.B.A.T.E. of Michigan or Look Learn Live of Texas.