Lydia Newman
Today is April 8th,2017 a Saturday. As I was dusting,I came to the picture on the wall of a framed print my husband and I had bought years ago of one of Gary's paintings.It is over 20 years old now and the colors had turned a light blue. My husband will have passed 6 years ago this coming April 22; As I dusted it, my thoughts went back to when we both saw this painting and fell in love with its beauty and the artist who painted it. 7 years ago I met Gary at the Ala Moana shopping center where his paintings and prints were being displayed , and I told him about how my husband and I had bought that first framed print as an anniversary gift to each other. He was very sweet and liked that his painting helped make a memory for us. Well, a half hour ago, I decided to go on line to order a large replacement print for the faded one , and in the process saw that Gary had passed on in 2015. I was so heart broken with that news; although I was born and raised on Oahu, I live in California now and didn't hear the sad news. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family and everyone that loved him. His memory will live on in my heart and in my house where another one of his paintings hang. God bless you all. " Gary, rest in peace".🌺💐🌴
