Moses Lake, WA - At the beginning of his career as a wrestling coach, Gary won three state titles in his five years at Moses Lake High School, with a record of 129-1. In 1965, Gary moved his family to Grays Harbor County, where Gary was an English professor at Grays Harbor College, and started the first Grays Harbor College wrestling program. There his record was 253-47, winning 11 State Junior College titles.

In 1969 Gary started his company, Suplay Products, and was the President and CEO of Suplay Products and Wrestler's World. Gary was inducted into the Washington State Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame in 1987, the Grays Harbor Hall of Fame in 1999, the National Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame with a Lifetime Service to Wrestling award in 2007, and later became an honorary inductee into the Moses Lake High School Coaches Hall of Fame. Gary was a resident of Grays Harbor for 54 years before moving back to Moses Lake where he lived with his wife, Rita.

There will be a Mass and celebration of life at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, 200 N. Dale Road in Moses Lake on Feb. 10 at 1 p.m. A second celebration of life will be held in Aberdeen, Washington at the Elks Lodge, 1712 S. Boone St. at 2 p.m. on Feb. 18.