McMinnville resident and Rock Island County, IL native Gary William Audas, Sr., age 64, was born April 24, 1942 and died February 11, 2007 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. He was a retired truck driver and the son of the late Rufus William and Viola Marie Schukman Audas. He was married to Elizabeth Pascale Audas who preceded him in death in 1998. He is survived by four children and their spouses, Stephanie and Jason Martin of McMinnville, Joseph Audas of Lancaster, TN, Gary and Sandy Audas of Ashland City, TN and Yolanda Mendoza of California; three grandchildren, Emily and Bryson of McMinnville and Tommy of Ashland City, TN and two sisters, Patty Johnson of North Carolina and Donna Weaverling of Kansas.