Wesley Vincent Gales, 84, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away Sunday morning, April 19, 2015, with family at his side.
He was born August 26, 1930, in Milwaukee, the son of the late Thomas and Hazel (Vickory) Gales. After graduating from high school, Wesley served his country in the United States Army as a paratrooper. Upon the completion of his service, he drove bus for the Milwaukee County Transit System. During this time, he also attended night school in Milwaukee and achieved a degree in court reporting.
On April 7, 1956, Wesley married Elizabeth (Betty) Katherine Schweiss, and just days ago they celebrated their 59th anniversary.
Wesley’s career as a court reporter started in Kenosha County, where he worked as the official reporter for the Honorable Harold Bode. While in Kenosha, he became an integral part of Gateway Technical College’s court reporting program. He taught English on a part-time basis and also wrote a court reporting training manual for Gateway’s students.
During this time, he was also very active in the Wisconsin Court Reporters Association (WCRA) and the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA). He served on WCRA’s board of directors and served a term as president of the association. He was also on the editorial staff of NCRA’s magazine, which published several of his articles.
One of Wesley’s great passions in life was helping student and working reporters further their careers. He accomplished this by becoming skilled in writing speed tests that were used by NCRA in its certification process.
In the 1980s NCRA recognized Wesley for his contributions to the profession and named him a Fellow, one of its highest honors.
In 1980 Wesley was hired by the late Honorable Edwin C. Stephan as his official reporter, and the family moved to Sturgeon Bay. After Judge Stephan’s retirement, Wesley became the official reporter for the Honorable John D. Koehn.
Wesley retired from court reporting in 1992, but in his heart he still wanted to be involved in helping student reporters. To this end, he started his own business, Gales Dictation. He published several volumes of tests and other dictation that schools across the nation purchased.
Outside of work, Wesley excelled in chess. In his younger days, he would travel to the Milwaukee Chess Club for friendly competition and tournaments. Later he became involved in postal chess and held a master ranking. Years after the onset of Alzheimer’s, he won a postal tournament and placed high in other tournaments.
Wesley’s memory will live on in the hearts of his family: wife, Elizabeth (Betty), of Sturgeon Bay; son, John (Connie) Gales of Green Bay; daughters, Kathy Meyer of Green Bay and Laura (Savva) Biller of Albuquerque, NM; seven grandchildren, Paul, Mark, Marie, Aubrey, Ashley, Austin, Stefan; great-granddaughter, Amelia; and sister-in-law, Genevieve Hall of Pittsville, WI.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, William and Keith Gales; and sister, Edna Garthee.
No public services will be held. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established with the Alzheimer’s Association.
The family thanks the team at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah and Hospice Advantage for their care given to Wesley.
Huehns Family Life Tributes of Sturgeon Bay is assisting the Gales family. Condolences and guestbook signing may be offered at www.huehnsfuneralhome.com.
He was born August 26, 1930, in Milwaukee, the son of the late Thomas and Hazel (Vickory) Gales. After graduating from high school, Wesley served his country in the United States Army as a paratrooper. Upon the completion of his service, he drove bus for the Milwaukee County Transit System. During this time, he also attended night school in Milwaukee and achieved a degree in court reporting.
On April 7, 1956, Wesley married Elizabeth (Betty) Katherine Schweiss, and just days ago they celebrated their 59th anniversary.
Wesley’s career as a court reporter started in Kenosha County, where he worked as the official reporter for the Honorable Harold Bode. While in Kenosha, he became an integral part of Gateway Technical College’s court reporting program. He taught English on a part-time basis and also wrote a court reporting training manual for Gateway’s students.
During this time, he was also very active in the Wisconsin Court Reporters Association (WCRA) and the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA). He served on WCRA’s board of directors and served a term as president of the association. He was also on the editorial staff of NCRA’s magazine, which published several of his articles.
One of Wesley’s great passions in life was helping student and working reporters further their careers. He accomplished this by becoming skilled in writing speed tests that were used by NCRA in its certification process.
In the 1980s NCRA recognized Wesley for his contributions to the profession and named him a Fellow, one of its highest honors.
In 1980 Wesley was hired by the late Honorable Edwin C. Stephan as his official reporter, and the family moved to Sturgeon Bay. After Judge Stephan’s retirement, Wesley became the official reporter for the Honorable John D. Koehn.
Wesley retired from court reporting in 1992, but in his heart he still wanted to be involved in helping student reporters. To this end, he started his own business, Gales Dictation. He published several volumes of tests and other dictation that schools across the nation purchased.
Outside of work, Wesley excelled in chess. In his younger days, he would travel to the Milwaukee Chess Club for friendly competition and tournaments. Later he became involved in postal chess and held a master ranking. Years after the onset of Alzheimer’s, he won a postal tournament and placed high in other tournaments.
Wesley’s memory will live on in the hearts of his family: wife, Elizabeth (Betty), of Sturgeon Bay; son, John (Connie) Gales of Green Bay; daughters, Kathy Meyer of Green Bay and Laura (Savva) Biller of Albuquerque, NM; seven grandchildren, Paul, Mark, Marie, Aubrey, Ashley, Austin, Stefan; great-granddaughter, Amelia; and sister-in-law, Genevieve Hall of Pittsville, WI.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, William and Keith Gales; and sister, Edna Garthee.
No public services will be held. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established with the Alzheimer’s Association.
The family thanks the team at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah and Hospice Advantage for their care given to Wesley.
Huehns Family Life Tributes of Sturgeon Bay is assisting the Gales family. Condolences and guestbook signing may be offered at www.huehnsfuneralhome.com.
Wesley Vincent Gales, 84, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away Sunday morning, April 19, 2015, with family at his side.
He was born August 26, 1930, in Milwaukee, the son of the late Thomas and Hazel (Vickory) Gales. After graduating from high school, Wesley served his country in the United States Army as a paratrooper. Upon the completion of his service, he drove bus for the Milwaukee County Transit System. During this time, he also attended night school in Milwaukee and achieved a degree in court reporting.
On April 7, 1956, Wesley married Elizabeth (Betty) Katherine Schweiss, and just days ago they celebrated their 59th anniversary.
Wesley’s career as a court reporter started in Kenosha County, where he worked as the official reporter for the Honorable Harold Bode. While in Kenosha, he became an integral part of Gateway Technical College’s court reporting program. He taught English on a part-time basis and also wrote a court reporting training manual for Gateway’s students.
During this time, he was also very active in the Wisconsin Court Reporters Association (WCRA) and the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA). He served on WCRA’s board of directors and served a term as president of the association. He was also on the editorial staff of NCRA’s magazine, which published several of his articles.
One of Wesley’s great passions in life was helping student and working reporters further their careers. He accomplished this by becoming skilled in writing speed tests that were used by NCRA in its certification process.
In the 1980s NCRA recognized Wesley for his contributions to the profession and named him a Fellow, one of its highest honors.
In 1980 Wesley was hired by the late Honorable Edwin C. Stephan as his official reporter, and the family moved to Sturgeon Bay. After Judge Stephan’s retirement, Wesley became the official reporter for the Honorable John D. Koehn.
Wesley retired from court reporting in 1992, but in his heart he still wanted to be involved in helping student reporters. To this end, he started his own business, Gales Dictation. He published several volumes of tests and other dictation that schools across the nation purchased.
Outside of work, Wesley excelled in chess. In his younger days, he would travel to the Milwaukee Chess Club for friendly competition and tournaments. Later he became involved in postal chess and held a master ranking. Years after the onset of Alzheimer’s, he won a postal tournament and placed high in other tournaments.
Wesley’s memory will live on in the hearts of his family: wife, Elizabeth (Betty), of Sturgeon Bay; son, John (Connie) Gales of Green Bay; daughters, Kathy Meyer of Green Bay and Laura (Savva) Biller of Albuquerque, NM; seven grandchildren, Paul, Mark, Marie, Aubrey, Ashley, Austin, Stefan; great-granddaughter, Amelia; and sister-in-law, Genevieve Hall of Pittsville, WI.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, William and Keith Gales; and sister, Edna Garthee.
No public services will be held. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established with the Alzheimer’s Association.
The family thanks the team at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah and Hospice Advantage for their care given to Wesley.
Huehns Family Life Tributes of Sturgeon Bay is assisting the Gales family. Condolences and guestbook signing may be offered at www.huehnsfuneralhome.com.
He was born August 26, 1930, in Milwaukee, the son of the late Thomas and Hazel (Vickory) Gales. After graduating from high school, Wesley served his country in the United States Army as a paratrooper. Upon the completion of his service, he drove bus for the Milwaukee County Transit System. During this time, he also attended night school in Milwaukee and achieved a degree in court reporting.
On April 7, 1956, Wesley married Elizabeth (Betty) Katherine Schweiss, and just days ago they celebrated their 59th anniversary.
Wesley’s career as a court reporter started in Kenosha County, where he worked as the official reporter for the Honorable Harold Bode. While in Kenosha, he became an integral part of Gateway Technical College’s court reporting program. He taught English on a part-time basis and also wrote a court reporting training manual for Gateway’s students.
During this time, he was also very active in the Wisconsin Court Reporters Association (WCRA) and the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA). He served on WCRA’s board of directors and served a term as president of the association. He was also on the editorial staff of NCRA’s magazine, which published several of his articles.
One of Wesley’s great passions in life was helping student and working reporters further their careers. He accomplished this by becoming skilled in writing speed tests that were used by NCRA in its certification process.
In the 1980s NCRA recognized Wesley for his contributions to the profession and named him a Fellow, one of its highest honors.
In 1980 Wesley was hired by the late Honorable Edwin C. Stephan as his official reporter, and the family moved to Sturgeon Bay. After Judge Stephan’s retirement, Wesley became the official reporter for the Honorable John D. Koehn.
Wesley retired from court reporting in 1992, but in his heart he still wanted to be involved in helping student reporters. To this end, he started his own business, Gales Dictation. He published several volumes of tests and other dictation that schools across the nation purchased.
Outside of work, Wesley excelled in chess. In his younger days, he would travel to the Milwaukee Chess Club for friendly competition and tournaments. Later he became involved in postal chess and held a master ranking. Years after the onset of Alzheimer’s, he won a postal tournament and placed high in other tournaments.
Wesley’s memory will live on in the hearts of his family: wife, Elizabeth (Betty), of Sturgeon Bay; son, John (Connie) Gales of Green Bay; daughters, Kathy Meyer of Green Bay and Laura (Savva) Biller of Albuquerque, NM; seven grandchildren, Paul, Mark, Marie, Aubrey, Ashley, Austin, Stefan; great-granddaughter, Amelia; and sister-in-law, Genevieve Hall of Pittsville, WI.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, William and Keith Gales; and sister, Edna Garthee.
No public services will be held. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established with the Alzheimer’s Association.
The family thanks the team at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah and Hospice Advantage for their care given to Wesley.
Huehns Family Life Tributes of Sturgeon Bay is assisting the Gales family. Condolences and guestbook signing may be offered at www.huehnsfuneralhome.com.
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