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Obituary of Walter Gabriel "Gabe" Dyer Walter Gabriel (Gabe) Dyer, 14, of Carrollton, Texas, passed away on July 3, 2020, due to a traffic accident in Titus County, Texas. His mother, Michelle Lynn Stroh, shortly followed. Visitation will be held at Merit Memorial, in Farmer’s Branch, on July 13th from 1-3 PM. Funeral services will follow from 3-5 PM, masks will be required to attend. Gabe will be cremated. Gabe was born in Carrollton, Texas, to Wesley and Michelle on November 14, 2005. His bonus parents include Austin Gabriel Stroh and Amanda Marie Dyer. Gabe was an avid reader and an aspiring author who was in the process of writing his first novel. He was adventurous and had many talents that included karate, music, spending time with Aaron Pruitt, and numerous other friends including his special friend Melody Lainez. He often played video games or watched anime with family and friends. One of his many talents was saying funny phrases in various voices, and he wanted to try voice acting. As one of his favorites Stitch would say, “Ohana means family.” Gabe is survived on his father’s side by father David Wesley Dyer, step-mother Amanda Marie Dyer, Lily and Owen of Carrollton, Texas, Julia Erin, (Bruce), and Jasper Ezernack of Overton, Texas, and Hailey Teal Dyer of Springhill, Louisiana, He is survived on his mother’s side by step-father Austin Gabriel Stroh, Corbin, and Abigail of Carrollton, Texas, grandparents Eugene Keith and Linda Grunthaner Baxter of Pittsburg, Texas, and Jessica Baxter, (Christopher), and Joseph Thompson of Tulsa, Oklahoma. On his father’s side, he is preceded in death by his great-grandmother Mae Lois Reynolds Dyer, grandmother Shirley Renee Lovell, great-aunts Sherri Elaine Moore and Karen Jan Dyer.