Dear Marie and family,
Often as I have been far away I have thought so often of the friendship of a man …Gary Gay a man that was such a friend to me and was such a believer in my work as a photographer. He always gave me a smile and a positive word. Gary just believed in the best for people he just naturally supported your very soul. Somehow you knew him the minute you met him and you felt he cared about you that instant. He will always be a friend that could never be replaced. I was coming to your area and was looking Gary up on the net when I discovered his passing just today.
My heartfelt thoughts go out to you at this time. I will never foget the glow in his eyes when he saw the photos I did of the Michelle and Marni, he was just pure Gary ..with a smile and twinkle … ” My they’re just excellent and he was inviting me to your home in the next breath.” So began many times of talking of Art, Business and MASH. When I think of Calgary I think of Gary Gay, a man who made a difference… in my life. I would like to leave you with 2 quotes that represent what Gary meant to me.
“None can teach admirably if not loving his task” -A. Bronson Alcott Gary loved to teach in any moment and when you saw the point his smile would lite the room. So satisfied he had open this gateway of thinking for you.
” Teach the art of living well” Seneca
Gary taught me much of looking at life just ahead and it’s possibilities and believing in me he open my mind to endless life advantages seen only to those who will dare to think.
The greeks did not want to know how long a man lived or even how rich he was but rather did he live with Passion and pass it on …. Thanks Gary for your passion for Art and Thinking!
May peace be with you Marie and the girls at this time.
