Gary Patrick Lamparek "Lumpy", 51 of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at St. Luke's Living Center West. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 17, 2015 at St. Ludmila Catholic Church. Private family inurnment will be Saturday, in Castek Cemetery, near Swisher. Visitation will be from 4 until 7 p.m. Thursday at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW, where there will be a 7:30 p.m. vigil. Gary was born December 31, 1963 in Cedar Rapids, the son of Leo and Leota (Benda) Lamparek. Gary graduated from Cedar Rapids Prairie High School in 1982, where he excelled in sports. He was a member of the 1981 State Championship football team and held the shot put record at Prairie until his son Ryan broke the record in 2005. He graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 1986 with a degree in Spanish Education. He married Darla Fusselman on June 6, 1987 in Des Moines. They had two sons, Ryan and Michael. He was later married to Deborah Kuhn Collins on December 8, 2012 in Fairfax. Gary worked for over twenty one years at Toyota Financial Services as a Bilingual Claims Specialist. Gary devoted his life to his boys and shared his love for track and field with them. He loved sports, running, weight lifting, coaching, cooking, sharing his stories and humor, the Prairie Hawks, and spending time with his family. Gary is survived by his wife, Deb; two sons Ryan Lamparek (fiancé Meg Hansen) of West Des Moines and Michael Lamparek of Cedar Rapids; father Leo Lamparek of Cedar Rapids; step-daughters Brittany Collins and Courtney Collins of Cedar Rapids; siblings Merlin Lamparek, Ronald (Rose) Lamparek, Linda Lamparek all of Cedar Rapids; one niece Jenna Lamparek of Ankeny; two nephews Casey and Keegan Lamparek of Mt. Vernon; as well as aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his mother Leota and his grandparents. Memorials may be directed to the family. Per Lumpy's request, please provide a canned food item to be donated to the Linn County Food Bank.