Born in Ft. Knox, Kentucky, Gary attended Morehead State Univ & the University of Kentucky majoring in Music and Fine Arts Administration with a short diversion into Landscape Architecture.  

Gary has been a member of the Tampa Bay Symphony since 1990.  He is also a member of Una Voce: The Florida Men's Chorale who recently performed at Carnegie Hall in NYC in a joint performance with the Turtle Creek Chorale of Dallas.   He is also a member of the Mostly Pops Orchestra and plays in the "pit" orchestra for various theatre groups throughout the Bay area.

He has been employed by JPMorganChase in Tampa for 15 years where he is the Treasury Services ACH Billing Operations Manager.   Gary lives in Tampa with his partner of 11 years, David.   He enjoys traveling, photography, puttering around in the garden, and collecting orchids as well as other tropicals.