Gary R. "Jake" MacRabie, Jr., 46, a longtime resident of Walton passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania, as a result of injuries suffered earlier in the week in an auto accident.

Jake was born on July 2, 1968 in Walton, the son of Gary and Patricia (Finch) MacRabie, Sr. He was a graduate of Walton Central School, class of 1987. He worked many jobs over the years, mostly at The Country Store in Walton. He presently worked at Ollies Bargain Outlet and the Sunoco A Plus both in Ithaca. He was a longtime member of the Walton Fire Department.

Jake will be remembered as a kind spirit who really enjoyed helping people. He could fix practically anything. He enjoyed tinkering and working on anything mechanical or electronic. His greatest joy was being with his brothers and sisters at the fire dept. and working on and testing fire apparatus.

Jake is survived by his loving family, his mother and father, Pat and Gary MacRabie, his grandmother, Dora Howard of Laramie, WY; his brother, Brian T. MacRabie and Teagra Hoyt of Trout Creek; his sister, Pam and Robert Church of Walton; his aunts and uncles, Richard and Linda Finch of Walton; Shirley Claeys of North Carolina; Priscilla and Gene Higley of Kentucky; Collen MacRabie of Miami Beach, FL; and several cousins. He was predeceased by his longtime fiance', Tracey Snyder, Wednesday; his grandparents, Bill Finch, Sherman and Katherine MacRabie, his uncle, Jack Claeys and a cousin, Billy Claeys.

Services will be held privately at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are with Courtney Funeral Home, Walton.

Memorial Contributions in Jake's memory may be made to Walton Fire Department, 61 West Street, Walton, New York 13856.