Gary Paul Labriola July 8, 1954 - October 17, 2010
Gary Labriola took care of people. His Family, his friends, everyone on the road and on tour...Gary was there and Gary made it better.
From the Streets of the Bronx, Arthur Avenue, Hartsdale, NY., Parkland, Florida...Gary made it better.
He was the best at whatever he did...Selling T shirts and posters, building houses and apartments, arranging for pianos in foreign countries an hour before show time, getting work permits in the UK at 5:30 before an 8 pm Show. Gary got it done. That's what he did. He made it better.
He lived by a Code. Loyalty to your friends. Family comes first. Share the Wealth. Protect your people. Make it work. Make it better.
He loved good food. He loved to go to a ball game. Loved his dogs and feeding the cats in the barn. He loved to power wash everything. Simple things, simple pleasures.
He was the best friend you could ever have. And we will all miss him. I think the following might apply to Gary more than anyone else I've ever known.
"When you succeeded, he stood back and took no credit. When you failed, he was always the first one at your side."
Sleep Warm.
Mike Berkowitz
