| Graduation Year | Class of 1964 |
| Date of Passing | (unknown) |
| About | He was born Aug. 17, 1946, in Thief River Falls, Minn. Gary grew up in International Falls, Minn., and graduated from Falls High School in 1964. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D. 
He lived and worked in Alaska, both before and after his military term in Vietnam. He was a Marine Corps veteran, Lance Corporal, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, in Vietnam in 1966 and 1967. He received two Purple Hearts. He was a business executive for most of his life, in the construction industry. He served as both camp manager and business agent for Anchorage Local 878 (Hotel and Restaurant Workers Union) during the construction of the Trans-Alaskan pipeline. Kaiser Engineering and the state of North Dakota as personnel director later employed him. The remainder of his career was with Boldt Construction Co. as vice president of Human Resources. In 2004, he published his book, “Apprentices of War: Memoir of a Marine Grunt.†|
