James Eugene “Gene” Lake, 79, of Rio passed away October 4th, 2024.
Gene was born May 8th, 1945, the son of George and Reva Lake. He graduated from ROVA High School in 1963. He proudly served in the United States Army from 1966-1968 in the Vietnam War. He was a member of the UAW local #79 and worked for John Deere retiring with 40 years of service. He owned Gene Lake Towing and a roofing business as side jobs.
He enjoyed fishing, building and racing stock cars, skydiving, playing Scrabble and the Craps table. …