Guy L. Manes, Tulsa, OK, passed away unexpectedly Friday September 27th, 2024 at the age of 64. He died peacefully in his sleep at his home.
Guy was born on November 22, 1959 in Neosho Missouri to Lawrence Oscar and Rebecca Lorene Manes. They, along with his older brother Steve, moved to Broken Arrow before Guy started grade school and stayed there throughout his primary school years. He graduated from Broken Arrow High School in 1978 and after working in the Tulsa area a few years, continued his education at the University of Oklahoma.
In 1982, while at OU pursuing a degree in physiological psychology, Guy met his wife to be, Melissa. From that point forward they were inseparable. They moved to Dallas in 1984 and married in Addison Texas in January of 1985. They moved back to Oklahoma shortly after and have called Tulsa home ever since.
Guy completed his bachelor's degree in December of 1985 and worked in Aviation and Steel Distribution for a few years before moving to the telecommunications industry where he spent the rest of his career. Guy was appreciated in the industry and won many top performer awards during his tenure with MCI/Worldcom, Cox and DTV/AT&T. He retired from AT&T in October of 2021.
In his retirement years, Guy did a full days work around the house, in the yard, running household errands and caring for Melissa with devotion by noon. However, his afternoons were his own and reserved for reading, word games and napping with Lily and Mattie, his beloved dogs.
Guy loved his family and friends, time at the lake house, OU sports, Cardinals baseball, projects of all kinds and pleasing Melissa. He was a man of few words, but more importantly he was a man of his word.
Guy was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife Melissa, his Uncle Bobby Zettler, Alpharetta, GA, his brother Steve (LeAnn), Broken Arrow, OK, brothers-in-law Tony (Sharon) Caldwell, Oklahoma City, OK, Greg (Shonda) Caldwell, Duncan, OK, Ken (Cindy) Slavick, Huntsville, TX, and John (Julie) Slavick, Springfield MA, one niece, eight nephews.
There will be a private service on Friday October 4th. In lieu of flowers, people wishing to honor Guys' life may make contributions to the Tulsa SPCA.