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The Reverend H. Floyd Gilzow, Jr., age 66 years, of Jefferson City, Mo., passed away Friday, December 9, 2016 at the University Hospital, Columbia, Mo.

Floyd was born August 15, 1950 in Springfield, Mo. the son of Homer Floyd, Sr. and E. Jeane (Moseley) Gilzow. He was married on June 7, 1969 in Springfield, Mo. to Becky L. Goodwin.

Floyd was a 1968 graduate of Glendale High School in Springfield, Mo. He later graduated from Baptist Bible College in Springfield with a degree in Theology and was an ordained minister. He attended Duke University in Durham, North Carolina and Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Mo.

He was a Professional Manager with over forty years of experience in the creation, development, and implementation of new programs in the public and private sector. He and his wife, Becky, lived in numerous places during his career: Springfield, Los Angeles, Bolivar, Jefferson City, and Washington D.C.

Since 2009, he was Vice-President of Governmental and Environmental Affairs, Missouri Public Utility Alliance, and Chief Operating Officer for the Missouri Association of Municipal Utilities. From June, 2005 until December, 2009, he was employed as the Deputy Director of the Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources. He was the Executive Director of the Upper White River Region Basin Foundation from 2002 until 2005.

Floyd served as Chief of Staff for Congressman Roy Blunt, the House of Representative Majority Whip from 1999 until 2002 responsible for the operations of Congressional Offices in the Washington D.C., Springfield, and Joplin Offices. Prior he was employed as Vice-President of Administration and Assistant to the President of Southwest Baptist University from 1993 until 1999 and as Executive Deputy Secretary of State from the State of Missouri from 1984 until 1993.

He was an active member of Concord Baptist Church; served as President of Midwest States Public Association; was a member of the Missouri Electric Utility Cybersecurity Coalition; a member and past director of the Missouri Baptist Foundation; served on the Board of Directors of the Missouri Prison Fellowship; and was a secretary and member of LIFT Missouri.

Floyd served as minister at several churches across Missouri and was a youth pastor in California. He was passionate about a wide variety of ministries, including the Chuck Colson prison ministry.

He cherished time with his family and was a man who could wear many hats. Floyd enjoyed photography, camping, target shooting, canoeing, history, and visiting civil war battlefields. He was an avid fly fisherman and was a member of the Capital City Fly Fishers Group. Floyd loved to ride his motorcycle with his Christian group, the Mountain Boomers, and had a passion for music, especially singing in the church choir.

Survivors include: his wife of forty–seven years, Becky Gilzow; three sons, Paul Gilzow (wife Noelle) of Columbia, Mo., Josh Gilzow (wife Carla) of Ashland, Mo. and Tim Gilzow (wife Joy) of Jefferson City, Mo.; his father, Homer F. Gilzow, Sr. of Springfield, Mo.; one sister, Terri Seltzer of Wichita, Kansas; one brother, Ric Gilzow of Nashville, Tennessee; six grandchildren, Natasha Koch, Annika Gilzow, Audrey Gilzow, Blaze Gilzow, Ty Gilzow, and Ozias Gilzow; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Jeane Gilzow.

Visitation will be at Concord Baptist Church, 3724 W. Truman Blvd., Jefferson City, Mo from 4:00 until 7:00 pm Monday, December 12, 2016.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 am Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at Concord Baptist Church with the Reverend Dr. Monte Shinkle officiating. Graveside services and interment will be held at Riverview Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the Thompson Foundation for Autism, the Make a Wish Foundation, or Gideons International.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Freeman Mortuary.

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