Lt. JG Garrett P. Wonders of Goose Creek, SC, died March 10 as a result of injuries sustained while bicycling.
The son of John & Shelley Wonders, he was a 1997 graduate of Warren G. Harding High School where he was capt. of the swim team & the cross-country team, he played multiple instruments in the band, & was the Raider mascot for 4 years. He graduated magma cum laude from Ohio State University, May 2000, with a BS in Engineering Physics. In May 2001 Garrett graduated with a Masters in Nuclear Engineering from Ohio State University. On July 23, 2001, Garrett was commissioned as an Ensign in the US Navy. He was assigned as an instructor at the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command in Charleston, SC. He had resided in Charleston, SC for 2 & 1/2 years. At the time of his death he was developing into a road cyclist & was moving up the professional circuit. While in Charleston, Garrett raced for Charleston Velo, Carolina Volkswagon, & the Hincappie Sportswear-Bianchi Team. He was in training for the United States Olympic Trials to be held in June.
His loving wife Terri Elliott Wonders of 4 years, survives. Also surviving: his parents, John & Shelley Wonders, one brother, Jesse Wonders & wife Jennifer, grandparents, Herbert & Betty Daugherty & William & Patricia Wonders, in-laws Katherine & Richard Clark, Rush & Kathleen Elliott, brother-in-law Rush Elliott & wife Meryl-Lee, nephew Rush Jr., nieces Noelle, Autumn, Leanda; numerous aunts, uncles, & cousins. His grandmother, Lucile Sheldon Daugherty, precedes him in death.
The son of John & Shelley Wonders, he was a 1997 graduate of Warren G. Harding High School where he was capt. of the swim team & the cross-country team, he played multiple instruments in the band, & was the Raider mascot for 4 years. He graduated magma cum laude from Ohio State University, May 2000, with a BS in Engineering Physics. In May 2001 Garrett graduated with a Masters in Nuclear Engineering from Ohio State University. On July 23, 2001, Garrett was commissioned as an Ensign in the US Navy. He was assigned as an instructor at the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command in Charleston, SC. He had resided in Charleston, SC for 2 & 1/2 years. At the time of his death he was developing into a road cyclist & was moving up the professional circuit. While in Charleston, Garrett raced for Charleston Velo, Carolina Volkswagon, & the Hincappie Sportswear-Bianchi Team. He was in training for the United States Olympic Trials to be held in June.
His loving wife Terri Elliott Wonders of 4 years, survives. Also surviving: his parents, John & Shelley Wonders, one brother, Jesse Wonders & wife Jennifer, grandparents, Herbert & Betty Daugherty & William & Patricia Wonders, in-laws Katherine & Richard Clark, Rush & Kathleen Elliott, brother-in-law Rush Elliott & wife Meryl-Lee, nephew Rush Jr., nieces Noelle, Autumn, Leanda; numerous aunts, uncles, & cousins. His grandmother, Lucile Sheldon Daugherty, precedes him in death.
Lt. JG Garrett P. Wonders of Goose Creek, SC, died March 10 as a result of injuries sustained while bicycling.
The son of John & Shelley Wonders, he was a 1997 graduate of Warren G. Harding High School where he was capt. of the swim team & the cross-country team, he played multiple instruments in the band, & was the Raider mascot for 4 years. He graduated magma cum laude from Ohio State University, May 2000, with a BS in Engineering Physics. In May 2001 Garrett graduated with a Masters in Nuclear Engineering from Ohio State University. On July 23, 2001, Garrett was commissioned as an Ensign in the US Navy. He was assigned as an instructor at the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command in Charleston, SC. He had resided in Charleston, SC for 2 & 1/2 years. At the time of his death he was developing into a road cyclist & was moving up the professional circuit. While in Charleston, Garrett raced for Charleston Velo, Carolina Volkswagon, & the Hincappie Sportswear-Bianchi Team. He was in training for the United States Olympic Trials to be held in June.
His loving wife Terri Elliott Wonders of 4 years, survives. Also surviving: his parents, John & Shelley Wonders, one brother, Jesse Wonders & wife Jennifer, grandparents, Herbert & Betty Daugherty & William & Patricia Wonders, in-laws Katherine & Richard Clark, Rush & Kathleen Elliott, brother-in-law Rush Elliott & wife Meryl-Lee, nephew Rush Jr., nieces Noelle, Autumn, Leanda; numerous aunts, uncles, & cousins. His grandmother, Lucile Sheldon Daugherty, precedes him in death.
The son of John & Shelley Wonders, he was a 1997 graduate of Warren G. Harding High School where he was capt. of the swim team & the cross-country team, he played multiple instruments in the band, & was the Raider mascot for 4 years. He graduated magma cum laude from Ohio State University, May 2000, with a BS in Engineering Physics. In May 2001 Garrett graduated with a Masters in Nuclear Engineering from Ohio State University. On July 23, 2001, Garrett was commissioned as an Ensign in the US Navy. He was assigned as an instructor at the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command in Charleston, SC. He had resided in Charleston, SC for 2 & 1/2 years. At the time of his death he was developing into a road cyclist & was moving up the professional circuit. While in Charleston, Garrett raced for Charleston Velo, Carolina Volkswagon, & the Hincappie Sportswear-Bianchi Team. He was in training for the United States Olympic Trials to be held in June.
His loving wife Terri Elliott Wonders of 4 years, survives. Also surviving: his parents, John & Shelley Wonders, one brother, Jesse Wonders & wife Jennifer, grandparents, Herbert & Betty Daugherty & William & Patricia Wonders, in-laws Katherine & Richard Clark, Rush & Kathleen Elliott, brother-in-law Rush Elliott & wife Meryl-Lee, nephew Rush Jr., nieces Noelle, Autumn, Leanda; numerous aunts, uncles, & cousins. His grandmother, Lucile Sheldon Daugherty, precedes him in death.
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