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Gary’s roots were deep in North Carolina. His mom, Althea’s hometown “Taylortown” NC where he visited nearly every summer from his youth. My wife lived with his family in Jersey after high school. Their mom’s were first cousins from a very close and large family. He would come to our apartment in the 70s when I was DJing. He was a smart guy who loved R&B music. It wasn’t unusual for him to participate in my DJ rehearsals when I got home and played my mix of The Isley Brothers, EW&F, Rufus, BT Express, Roy Ayers, George Duke and many more. I’m sure he got a great foundation from listening to my progressive mix of all genre’s I mixed into my gigs. He enjoyed and learned as o did from reading the album covers and inserts. I stressed to him the benefit of knowing who was writing, producing and aging the instruments on the albums that were new to the listener. RIP King.