Thursday, July 7, 2022
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Gary was a great friend of mine in WHS as we both sang in the choirs - which we both LOVED - and we also performed in Reagle Players. He was a Bass-baritone and I was/am a tenor and suffice to say those formative years had a lot to do with developing our mutual passions for singing and performance! We were sure lucky kids to have such wonderful musical and performance programs to participate in during High School and beyond. We also enjoyed after rehearsal fun and socializing at many favorite spots and definitely kept a number of Chinese Restaurants in business! Gary was also one of the first of "the Gang" to get both a driver's license and access to a vehicle but he was also always delighted to drive us all around! He was so friendly and had a fun, dry sense of humor. After many years we got back "connected" on FB and just a few weeks ago he was chiming in on one of my posts, so his death, and obvious illness, was a total surprise to me. Wish we had chatted much more....my deep condolences to his family and many friends, and pals in the various choirs he loved. Sharing and "passing on" song is such a beautiful gift and I know Gary delighted in sharing his gifts abundantly!
"The eternal task of song can never be finished in a single lifetime.
That is the beauty and fascination of the Art." -- Dame Nellie Melba
Dr, Jack Delmore
WHS Class of 1973
Emeriti Professor of Voice & Performance
Colorado Mesa University / Grand Junction, Colorado
**Photo, after a Reagle Player rehearsal, 1973ish - Gary, my late sister Janet Delmore, and a gal who's name is a blank!
