Anonymous
For the six years from junior high through high school I had almost every class with Gary. I recall one band trip when we stopped at a mall and the two of us went to a piano store. He proceeded to select some sheet music he had never seen before and played it for the first time on one of the nicest pianos in the store. Anyone walking by would have thought he had played the song many times before. His musical aptitude was outstanding. Voted most likely to succeed by the senior class, Gary was everyone's friend and excelled at all he did. I also remember his graduation speech themed around "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost. Gary is someone I had wished to reconnect with and regret that I never did. Even my wife, who never met Gary, knows about him because I was exuberant when I thought I spotted him in Houston, TX, about 8 years ago. As evidenced by all the kind words above, Gary was someone who left an impression on all he met. I hope his family finds comfort in how he touched so many in memorable ways during his brief time with us.##imported-begin##Westley Cox##imported-end##