Gary was a father, son, husband and friend to many. He loved to research anything he could and was always curious about life and spirituality. He loved to talk, tell stories, and always believed anything was possible if you worked hard enough. He would tell many stories about what he overcame during his life and would always refer to himself as Superman. His two daughters both believed that and even after his passing, we all believe he really was. He was strong-minded but gentle at heart. He wanted to help the people he loved. He believed in forgiveness. His whole mindset changed when he had daughters. He wanted them to be able to achieve anything in this world and I am truly grateful they had the time with him that they did….even if it was too short. So much of who they are as people I attribute to him being the dad they needed.

As a husband, I got really lucky. He was my high school sweetheart and we had been together since we were 15. We were able to grow up together, become adults together and learn how to be parents together. We were the best team! When he suffered his first stroke, he worked so hard to get better and was doing so well. When the second stroke hit, we knew it was bad. In reality, it should have taken him right away but it didn’t. Hence, the Superman image. In the end it wasn’t the stroke that took his life but a ruptured artery in his stomach from the feeding tube. Even in his passing, the stroke was still in place and he could have had some recovery if not for the unfortunate bleed from the feeding tube. Science was something that was important to us as a couple and as a family. His stroke was rare and as a family we decided that donating whatever we could to Infinite Legacy could possibly help more people through research and donation.

Infinite Legacy fue la mejor decisión que podríamos haber tomado. Estuvieron con nosotros desde el primer momento, facilitaron mucho el proceso y él se convirtió en un Héroe Donante gracias a la gente a la que pudo ayudar. Nos informaron de que pudo ayudar hasta a 62 personas, lo cual es increíble. Qué manera de honrar una vida tan importante. A menudo comparto nuestra historia con amigos y familiares porque cada año honramos su legado. Siento que puede seguir viviendo en nuestras historias, pero también en las vidas a las que ayudó, incluso después de muerto. Fue un momento de miedo para mi familia, ya que él era muy joven, pero no tuvimos ninguna duda sobre nuestra donación. Mis hijas y yo queremos recordarle siempre como nuestro Superman, en la vida y en la muerte.