4AAA.  Diane Downer was born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA, on Friday, October 23, 1953, and died in Pensacola, Florida, USA, on May 17, 2007. Gary J Stetler was born in Corning, New York, USA, on Tuesday, July 19, 1955. They were married in Charleston, South Carolina, USA, on Friday, July 22, 1988. She took the name Diane Stetler. She is the daughter of Charles Arthur and Jacqueline Frances (Gilbert) Downer. He is the son of John D. and Nancy Alice (Ives) Stetler. They had no children.


Diane and Gary Stetler
June 14, 1996
Diane and Gary have Navy careers. In 1999, Diane wrote: "I retired from the Navy on October 31, 1998, after 17 years active service. My last duty station with the Marines in Kaneohe Bay Hawaii was (physically) very intense. So, when the opportunity for early retirement came up, I took it."

"Gary is stationed on the USS Coronado AGF-11 here in San Diego. It's the flag ship for the 3rd Fleet, which means the ship does its required six months at sea per year, but she goes to great places like: Hawaii, Guam, Vancouver, Mexico, etc."

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