Frank Concilus

Charles Brumfield

I'm not going to say a lot about Gary because I don't know a lot about him or his background.  I'll just say that the few times I had with him and his delightful wife Jenny were very enjoyable.  They were both, not only highly intelligent and informed on many topics, but they were also socially delightful.  I have not seen them since my retirement in 2014, but I will miss just knowing Gary is out there.  I wish Jenny a lifetime of happiness,  remembering how happy she was with him and knowing they will someday be together again.  

Ron Roman

I remember Gary shortly after I first started teaching at Maryland back in January 1996 in Korea.  While we were never bosum buddies, he was always helpful to me.  In fact, back in June six or seven years ago at the Osan AB Ed. Center, it was he who got me to join OMA.  Ironically, evidently he let his own membership drop during these last few years.  His wife, Jenny, was very kind & courteous.  I pray she manages well without him.  Maryland has lost a long-term dedicated professor dating back to 1987.  RIP, Gary.

---Assoc. Prof. Ron Roman (Engl./Humanities/Ret.) 

Dennis Gwynn

My first meeting with Gary was unforgetable.  He had come to Korea for the spring break between classes and could not get back to Okinawa for his next term as the comercial  flights  were all fully booked and he had little money left.  Poor Gary was reasonably in a panic mode.  I was amazed at his innocence in not making a return reservation in such an important matter.

I had to step in and save Gary.  One must also always have a reserve plan for critical situations going wrong.  Familiar with transport options in the Far East, I explained that he needed to ride the train to Pusan and go to Shiminoseki by ferry and then take a bus to the nearby airport  where he could get a Japanese flight to Okinawa to meet his classes on time. I took him to the ATM  downstairs, gave him $300 for his trip and forgot the whole thing until Gary returned the money later in Korea.

Gary succeded in his return to Okinawa to meet his classes.  I shall miss Gary, such friends  deserve our protection.

Michael Tisher

Wow, Dennis, I am glad you were able to help Gary with that.   Very nice.    For me, I had heard of Gary and Jenny as early as 2001.   After that, I would see him at various workshops and faculty meetings, but never really got to know him well until we were posted in Okinawa together.   We shared what we were doing in our class and also hung out a few times together including his home.   More recently, I am really thankful to get to see him this past February at a workshop.    Thank you so much for being there, Gary.   I am glad your YouTube channel is here to stay and is something that we can be enlightened with and remember you by.   Until we meet again.

Guy Moyer

When I started teaching with UMUC in Korea, then Area Director Gary Hunt asked Gary Laugel and Duane Vorhees to be part of a group meeting meant to edify/prepare and/or perhaps encourage the new teachers there. The fact that Gary H. asked Gary L. to so serve UMUC that day is a testament to his stature with UMUC. My condolences to Jenny, who, as I remember her, was surely a quality asset in the UMUC office in Seoul. As I'm typing this, I'm reminded of John Donne's famous poem "Death Be Not Proud." May we all find God's grace and favor in this life and the next.