SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: December 31, 2014 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* LIPKE CURTIS W (Last) (First) (Middle) (Street) (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GIBRALTAR STEEL CORP [ Rock ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Trustee
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/18/2003
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common stock	06/18/2003		J(1)		3,000	D	20.1167	598,956(4)(5)(6)	I	By Trust(2)
Common stock	06/18/2003		J(1)		600	D	20.1167	128,033(7)(8)(9)(10)	I	Rush Creek Investment Co., LP(3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Sale of securities pursuant to a pre-arranged stock trading plan established pursuant to Rule 10b5-1.

2. Represents shares held by a trust for the benefit of the reporting person of which he serves as one of three Trustees and shares voting and investment power.

3. Represents the pecuniary interest of reporting person in shares of Gibraltar Steel Corporation common stock held by Rush Creek Investment Co., LP. The reporting person disclaims beneficial interest in such shares, except to the extent of his beneficial interest.

4. 73,005 shares of common stock held directly.

5. 7,005 shares of common stock held by Trust for the benefit of a child (Katherine Victoria) of an insider of Gibraltar Steel Corporation of which Trust reporting person serves as one of three Trustees and shares voting and investment power and as to which he disclaims beneficial ownership.

6. 5,605 shares of common stock held by trust for the benefit of a child (Carlisle Lipke-Ricci) of an insider of Gibraltar Steel Corporation, which the reporting person serves as one of four trustees and shares voting and investment power and as to which shares he disclaims beneficial ownership.

7. 6,700 shares of common stock held by Trust for the benefit of a child (Kenneth Eric Lipke) of an insider of Gibraltar Steel Corporation, of which the reporting person serves as one of three trustees and shares voting and investment power and as to which shares he disclaims beneficial ownership.

8. 90,880 shares of common stock held by trust for the benefit of insiders of Gibraltar Steel Corporation, of which the reporting person serves as one of five trustees and shares voting and investment power and as to which shares he disclaims beneficial ownership.

9. 5,800 shares of common stock held by trust for the benefit of a child (Erica Rae Lipke) of an insider of Gibraltar Steel Corporation, of which the reporting person serves as one of three trustees and shares voting and investment power and as to which shares he disclaims beneficial ownership.

10. 5,940 shares of common stock held by trust for the benefit of a child (Elissa Kristina Lipke) of an insider of Gibraltar Steel Corporation of which the reporting person serves as one of three trustees and shares voting and investment power and as to which shares he disclaims beneficial ownership.

	/s/Curtis W. Lipke	06/19/2003
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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