Thursday, January 14, 2021 - 5:02 pm Gary Wayne Prosper, age 85, of Fountain Hills, AZ passed away peacefully on 1/9/2021, after complications due to long standing heart disease which was non-COVID related. Gary was born in Massena, NY to Joseph and Blanche (Gratton) Prosper on 6/18/1935, and graduated from Massena High School in 1953 excelling in both academics and athletics. After graduating, he had a brief stint at Union College in Schenectady, NY, then joined the military in 1954, spending time in Korea, being discharged in 1956. Following discharge, he married the love of his life, MaryEllen Faucher, had son Andy and daughter Tracie, attended Clarkson College in Potsdam, NY, graduated SUNY at Potsdam with a degree in education, then taught high school math for 6 years at Massena High School. He was an active skier and was on the Lake Placid ski patrol, played semi pro football and coached his son’s hockey teams.