Our Team
Gary’s Bio
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Gary Makowiecki is a 1978 graduate of Greece Olympia High school, and a 1980 graduate of Alfred State College with a degree in Agronomy and Environmental Protection. He spent 19 years at Van Putte Gardens. While at Van Putte’s he was a landscape foreman. Gary moved on to Irrigation Tech in 2000 as an irrigation installation crew member. From the spring of 2003 to the present he has been the installation foreman responsible for residential and commercial projects. Gary and his crew have been responsible for many athletic fields and office complexes as well as Stoney Creek Apartments, Linden Oaks Office Complex, Eastview Mall and several hundred residential properties. Gary married his wife Margaret in 1984 and they have lived in Greece their whole lives. They have two children. Gary and Margaret love to travel when they can, especially to the coast of Maine and the Adirondack Mountains. They have been to approximately 23 different states but none of those are out west…yet. They both enjoy working in their yard. |
Gary is a member of Messiah Lutheran Church, where he is currently the Property Committee chairman. Gary is also on the Endowment Committee, an usher, a communion server, and also helps as a co-chair of their Woods and Water group (to schedule outdoor activities for the church members and their friends).
Gary is also involved with Boy Scouts of America Troop 195, located in Greece. He has been the advancement chairman for the past six years. His son, also a member, achieved the rank of Eagle scout this past year.
In his spare time Gary enjoys camping with his family and hunting and fishing with his father and son.