Raised in the middle class suburbs of Chicago
and presently living in the middle class suburbs of a town of 362 people
somewhere in “flyover country”, educated in a liberal world view at a Big Ten
state university and a conservative world view at a private graduate school;
having served the wealthy in America and the poorest of the poor in a third
world country; Gary has learned that life can be a wonderful array of contrasts.
But for all the satisfaction that life’s experiences may bring, he has found
there is no greater joy than the simple and profound pleasure of having his
three children around the dinner table to share the Holidays with him and his
wife, Laurie.
