Max Gano Obituary

Max Gano attended South Eugene High School in Eugene, OR. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Max Gano.

Graduation Year	Class of 1973
Date of Passing	Feb 21, 2014
About	http://www.bainbridgereview.com/community/250526931.html Max Howard Gano passed away on Feb. 21, 2014 at his home on Bainbridge Island. Max was born on Dec. 29, 1955 in Eugene, Ore., and lived in various towns in Oregon until he moved to Spokane, Wash., in the early 1980s and then to Seattle in 1988; settling on Bainbridge Island in 2006. Max was an exceptional person, leaving home at age 14 to escape difficult circumstances. Although his path was challenging, he graduated from South Eugene High School in 1974 and then attended Lane Community College, Eastern Washington University, and finally the University of Washington, where he earned first a bachelor’s degree in East Asian Studies and then a master’s degree from the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Max met his wife Laura, in Spokane in 1987. They married in 1992 in Seattle and together built a beautiful life, creating three wonderful children who were Max’s very heart and soul. A passionate man, Max was an accomplished and respected musician, an avid sailor, and was well known in the IT industry, especially for his expertise in Data Governance. But Max’s greatest joy came from being a father, husband and friend. Max’s family and friends find comfort in knowing that his last moments were at home with the loves of his life; his wife Laura, and his beloved children, Emily, Paul and Rowan.