From Jaimee:
Colin has asked me to explain what Gary was like as a husband and father. As hard as I try I cant explain what he meant to us.As a father to Matthew and Jake he was someone who saw their potential in everything and had faith in them to do things they never thought they would be capable of.Matthew and Gary had found a wonderful connection in sport, specifically footy and the hawthorn football club. The shine in Gary eyes when they talked about their team was priceless. Gary was very proud earlier this year to be arranging for Matty to play in his first ever junior footy side. It was a day he had been looking forward to so much.To Jake, Gary was his world. Jake saw Gary as his protector, teacher, playmate and fellow delinquint...lol. Jake started school not long after Gary passed away. There will be so many firsts for him that Gary will never see. So many firsts for them both.As a husband, Gary was my world, nothing less. He was a huge personality and we both had strong opinions, and we clashed like nobody's business, but we had so much fun. We would laugh together all the time and no matter how things seemed on the outside between us, I always knew that he would be there for me.He will be sorely, desperately missed and loved forever.
