Firefighter
Bruce Gary
Engine 40
Laid
to Rest
on October 6th, 2001
The
Coach With a Heart You could learn something about Bruce Gary from the
way he
coached a Little League team. Season after season he created good
teams by focusing not on the all- stars but on the children other coaches
would stick in right field and forget about. "Every year there would be the
really good kids, and some kids who weren't so good," said Thomas Gary, his
15-year-old son. "But he worked more with those kids, and by the end of the
season the team would be more equal." Mr. Gary, 51, was a firefighter with
Engine 40, a part-time plumber and since his divorce a decade ago a full-time
parent to his three children: Richard, 20, Jessica, 24, and Thomas. Somehow
he found time to be vice president of the Little League in Bellmore, N.Y.,
coaching his sons and their friends. Always encouraging, never losing his
temper. "He would help boost kids' self-esteem," his daughter said. "He wanted
to give everyone a chance." (Legacy.com Article)
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