Chester W. “Chet” Gaines Jr., 69, of Rockford, died September 12, 2014. He was born in Corbin, KY on November 8, 1944 to Chester and Sarah Gaines. He retired from the Rockford Police Department and was the founder of Executive Protection and Investigations.
His is survived by his children, Chad (Nanette) Gaines and Jennifer (Sam) Schubert; grandchildren, Christopher, Liz, Savana, Julia, Ashley, Brandon, and Justin; a great-grandchild, Liam; former wife, Jennene; and sisters, Connie (Gary) Shannon and Cheryl (Bill Hicks) Gaines.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by two grandchildren, Samuel Jr. and Patrick.
Visitation will be from 10 A.M.-12 P.M. Saturday, September 20, 2014 at Creekwood Baptist Church, 7281 Olde Creek Road, in Rockford. A funeral service will follow at 12 P.M.
I miss you so much and wish you were here to see everything the family is doing since you left us 10 years ago. I love you so much Papa. Forever.
RIP Chet. My condolences to the family. We worked together at RPD in the last 60’s and early 70’s.
We want to express our sincere condolences to Chet’s family. He was a very kind and hard working man who was always considerate of others. We will miss him.
Our sympathies and prayers are for the entire family at this time. Joyce and Greg Callsvik
To my dear friend Chet, you will be greatly missed. You are at peace now. I will never forget all the laughter and long conversations we shared.
Our sympathy to Chet’s family, he was a great guy and will be missed.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Thoughts and prayers are with you all, his struggle is over and he is at rest now. May your memories keep Chet close in your hearts, he will be missed.
Thoughts and prayers are with you at this time, I am so glad Chet is no longer in pain and his struggle is over, may all your memories keep him close in your hearts. He will be missed
With deepest sympathies, Diane
Chet was an amazing man and will be dearly missed. He taught me a lot, and I will be forever grateful for his gratitude.
Chet has always been a part of our lives. He and his mom spent time with us when his dad was in the military, he came to visit Earl and I a number of times in Kankakee. And he “gave me away” when we got married! 2 years ago, he made the trip to AZ for our son’s memorial service. Over the years we’ve talked on the phone many times. We’ll miss you, Chet!