My old buddy Lance the court reporter! Lance is a very dear friend. He is one of the nicest people I've met. He now lives in Wyoming but only about an hour and a half away. Thanks Lance for being a dear friend! Gary 

Marvel Cave Trip Sept 22, 2002, V.J. Bavaro and I on a trip to Arkansas to get a prisoner, note we are on the top left row, he is next to me flipping the bird, good ole Jerry I dared him and he did it. Some poor kid will view this photo in years to come and say who is that idiot flipping the bird! Gotta love him don't you? 

Kate, Diane, Ron Stiles. Ron and I became friends in 1978 when I moved to Caribou County and became a Deputy Sheriff. Ron was a search and rescue member and reserve and we patrolled the county a lot back in those days of the late 70's and early 80's. Ron was a dry farmer and was quite successful at it. He is now retired and their daughter Kate is Married. Ron and Diane have a 5th Wheel travel trailer and Diesel pickup and they travel the northwest often. They winter in Misquete, Nevada. The are some of my dearest friends, and we talk often and when they come home we always get together and talk and have dinner. I sure miss the daily contact with them we once had. Ron and his wife Diane are very special people to me, I cherish them deeply.

Betty, Leo, Russ Roper. Russel was a Captain of the Logan, Utah Police Department when this photo was taken, in 2006 Russel was promoted to Chief of Police and I'm very proud to have him as my friend. His dear father Leo has since passed away and he was such a funny man and such a dear friend. To Leo, Heaven is a better place that your there now Leo, I'm sure you keep them all entertained my friend. God bless you Leo

Kevin and Betty Howerton, Betty and my mother were the best of friends from childhood into adulthood and they always loved one another, in fact I guess we are shirt tale relatives, Kevin her son and I are very close and have always done a lot of activities together whenever we could manage to be around one another. Kevin got married in the summer of 2006 and I was lucky enough to take my children and go to the Wedding on the Washington coast. Kevin's mother Betty now lives in Emmett, Idaho. I love both of you, Gary

Les and Ed Cameron. These two men are some of the best human beings on planet earth, They are about 10 and 12 years older than me, our parents were dear friends. Their dad had a welding and machine shop in my hometown of Bellevue and the two boys still run the business.
When I was a young child Opal Cameron the mother of these two men used to baby sit me when my mother drove school bus. Opal was one of my favorite people, I had the opportunity to visit with her in the winter or early spring of 2007 and we had such a good time remembering old times and the fun we all shared. Three weeks later, Les called me and informed me his mother had passed. I went to the funeral and I sure was glad I got to talk to he not long before. I took this photo at my mothers funeral in 2002, and then attended their mothers funeral in 2007. Ed and Les remain some of my longest dearest friends in the world, there are few people I respect and think so highly of that I've known. God bless you and your families Ed and Les.

Earl and Gary. Earl Gilette is now 90 years old, he and his wife and my parents all knew one another when they were young in Castleford, Idaho. My dad had a Harley Davidson motorcycle and sidecar when he arrived in Idaho from his home state of Missouri. Earl rode my dads motorcycle back then and swore one day he would own one. When Earl was in his 40's and living in Twin Falls he bought his first Harley Davidson, he rode them for years, many of them, even had a woman from a church parking lot come out and run over him once when he was 50 or 60 something and he got back on and rode some more after he healed up. Earl and his wife Jackie also lived in the Hailey area about 4 miles from my parents in Bellevue, Idaho so my parents and them were life long friends. My dad and Earl built Earl's dad a cabin on Broadford road and I believe it is still standing. I was a paul bear at Jackie's funeral several years ago and this photo of us was taken in Twin Falls in 2006, I saw Earl in the spring of 2007 and at 90 years of age he was out tuning up his Honda 90 to ride it, still riding a motorcycle at 90 years of age, how wonderful he is so healthy. My hat is off to you Unk. I always called Earl Unk short for uncle he was at the hospital when I was born and he claims to have heard me cry the first time.

Jerry Bavaro and Marc Arms. This was a Christmas party for the Caribou County Sheriff's Office in about 2005. There is a funny story behind this photo! Jerry is a retired Lieutenant of the Soda Springs Police Department and Marc is a Fish and Game Detective for the State of Idaho. Jerry and I have been friends since 1978 the year he started working for the Soda Springs Police Department and the year I began for the Caribou County Sheriff's Office. Jerry is divorced and so am I, and over the years he and I have gone to the show in Pocatello many times and then had a nice dinner. He is fun to be with, has a wonderful sense of humor and he actually puts up with me and my warped sense of humor. Anyway over the years the people on his department and on mine teased him and I about going on dates. Well Jerry and I couldn't be more straight, and for that reason it is a funny joke, so to explain this photo, as I entered the room that night, I saw Jerry and Marc sitting next to one another and I said loudly as I always do, well you are a damed two timer Jerry! So Marc real quick put his arm around Jerry and Jerry flipped the bird, his trademark and I shot the photo, we laughed our ass off and so did everyone in the room paying attention knowing how they had all teased Jerry and I over the years. So the photo was funny for the reason behind it. Jerry is still a very dear friend and Marc now lives in Pocatello.

Gail and Bob McCook. Gail and I became friends because of my job. She was hired by Caribou County to be the Woman's advocate. In that position she would assist battered and beaten women to get shelter, child protection and some meals and lodging to get them by in a time of crisis. Gail was very compassionate in helpint the less fortunate, she always did above and beyond for her fellow man. Often times I would deal with the battering man and she would assist the woman to safety. We liked one another and Gail later met my dear sweet Mother. Gail took to my mother like she was her very own. Gail and Bob began to visit with my mother and I at our home and their home in Grace, Idaho. Later on, Gail was working for Wal-Mart in Pocatello, Idaho and I needed an extra job. Gail was the head CSM at the time the Customer Service Manager over the tills. Gail knew the manager of the store and she arranged an interview for me. I got the job and began working in the Electronics section and really enjoyed the part time work and my boss who I still see on occasion when I go to Wal Mart. After a time, Gail asked me if I would consider leaving electronics and work for her on the cashier line? I told her I had never done that but I guess I could try if thats what she wanted. So I was transfered to the Cashier job. I worked in that position for 6 or 8 months and Gail took another position in the store as the Training Coordinator. The store was in the process of going from a regular sized store to a Super Center. The manager of the store came to me one day and wanted to speak to me, so I listened and he told me about the store's expansion and what it was going to take to get enough employees to open and operate such an operation. He told me they had about 115 employees now and we would have to hire an additional 500 plus to open the store. I was amazed at the amount he wanted. He then told me Gail had come to him and requested I be her assistant to the Training Coordinator. His name was Gary also and he said would you be willing to try it? I said sure why not. So I then began working directly for Gail and the Personnel Manager in the back offices. Our Job entailed reading applications, making phone calls to check references and conducting interviews and deciding if that person was qualified for and was needed for a certain position we were looking for. After we interviewed them, we would contact the assistant manager of the department we had them in mind for and then the assistant would make a second interview and we would talk about whether they thought they were a good candidate for the position. If so, then the person was sent for a drug test to ensure they were drug free as a matter of policy. If they cleared the test they were scheduled to come in for their initial store training. There they were given and read material about policy and procedure and given a background of how Wal-Mart began and information on the founder. And then they were started on what is called CBL's or computer based learning. We had to get them trained on their section of the store before they began their new duties. This job was wonderful as Gail and I got to meet and get to know every new associate in the store, all 675 or so over time that we hired. I met so many nice wonderful people while in that position. The Personnel Manager left the store and Gail was promoted to Personnel Manager, and I was offered the Training Coordinator position she vacated and I gladly accepted, I loved that job. I worked for Wal-Mart about 2.5 years and loved almost every moment of it with the wonderful people I met and worked with, and I remain friends with several of them to this day 5 years after leaving. Gail moved with her husband to Las Vegas, Nevada for Bob's work. I didn't get to visit them there just time and money and busy, then they moved to Chicago, Illinois. Gail came to visit me a couple times when in Las Vegas. In November of 2006, Gail and Bob sent me a ticket to come visit them, and I did so, had such a wonderful time seeing all of Chicago, their son Bobby and I went to downtown Chicago one day and walked for I think six hours and covered we figured about 4 to 5 miles and I photographed the city, those photos are on another page of this web site. The McCook family is wonderful and they were so good to me, Bob arranged a nice tour of the Argone National Laboratory and then we had dinner there. Some of what was explained was way over my head but interesting none the less. I never was at someones home where I felt more at home and relaxed than at theirs. I could do as I wished and used their computers, there xbox games, the tv, and snacked as I liked besides eating some wonderful meals Gail prepared for all of us. Bob, Bobby his sweet wife April and Gail all treated me as if I were a member of the family. I will go back again and again. What dear friends I have. God bless the McCook family for their loving friendship to me.

Inez 

Halbert 

Elaine and J H 

Hance 

Laura 

Lorrie 

Leslie 

Ron 

John 

Chris and Maralee 

Terri 

Kevin 

Ray and wife 

James Ackerman, he and I have been friends for about 12 years, we met on a snowy night out on the highway where his mother had ran out of gas and he was helping her get the car going again. James and I are with one another often, we go on trips together, work on cars and motorcycles with one another, go to shows with our children from time to time and he loves a good pawn shop and Ebay. James is one of my most trusted friends and he would do anything in the world for his fellow man. You tell him something and it remains between the two of you, he is very trusted by me better than most I know. If I had five more friends like James I'd think I found a gold mine. In teasing him, I told him this photo looked like he just finished a shit sandwich, his smile in this photo is priceless! James you are a true and trusted friend whom I'm lucky to have met and get to spend time with.