Gary William Brysgel, 61, of Kensington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 4th, at his daughter’s home surrounded by his loving family after a courageous year-long battle with cancer. Born on April 22, 1948, in New Britain, son of the late Walter and the late Anne (Tanguay) Brysgel, he lived most of his life in Kensington, was a proud US Army veteran, and was the proud owner of Brysgel Home Improvement. Hundreds of homes and area buildings are a testimony to his outstanding skills and professionalism. He was a member of St. Paul’s Church, loved hiking and traveling, particularly with his daughters, and was known for his spirituality, kindness, generosity, and love of nature and animals, especially Hayley, the family dog. He is survived by his three devoted and loving daughters from whom he drew enormous strength, Michele Forbotnick and her husband Matthew of New Britain, Heather Brysgel and her fiancé Luke Szul of Kensington, and Elise Brysgel of Southington, his former wife, Jeanne DePavia and her husband Robert of Southington, his brother, David Brysgel of Newington, two sisters, Mimi Murphy of Holbrook, Massachusetts, and Susan Karn and her husband Robert of Avon, nine nephews, Eric, Ethan, Heath, Spencer, Zachary, and David Brysgel, and Sean, Keith, and Corey Murphy, and four nieces, Kerri and Colleen Murphy, and Alexis and Paige Karn. Funeral services will be held Friday at 9am from Porter‘s Funeral Home, 111 Chamberlain Highway, Kensington, followed by a funeral liturgy at 10am at St. Paul Church on Alling Street in Kensington. Burial with military honors will be in Maple Cemetery, Berlin. Friends and relatives may call at the funeral home on Thursday from 5-8pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The American Cancer Society, New England Division, 30 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701. Directions to the funeral home can be found at www.portersfuneral.com