Never forget the first time I met Gary in person after all our smallblock vs big block banter here on Moparts.
I trailered my (at that time) small block Duster that ran typically 10.40's to Gary's house where as a complete stranger he had set me up to spend the night there before we got up the next morning to head to Ubly to race in the Mopars against the World race.
I untrailered the car and drove it the 10 odd miles to a big Moparts party/ cookout at a buddy of Gary's house.
As the evening ended I followed Gary back to his house, he was driving his Challenger.
We came up to a stop sign to make a right turn, and when Gary turned he opened his Challenger up from a dead stop and ran her through the gears wide open( so I followed suit)lol!!!
I remembered thinking "What a cool friggin cop"
Unfortunately, after racing with him at Ubly the next day, then heading home, I never got to meet him in person again, but had certainly hoped I could.
Fantastic person, husband, just all around great guy.
I really miss him. You just flat don't run into guys like him every day.