Please Keep Gary Herman In Your Thoughts

[Stan Hoover]

I’m sorry to hear of your loss Edgar, may the Lord bring healing and time ease the loss.

Thinking of you and Gary’s family,
Stan

[Bill Murphy]

I'm so sorry to hear that Gary has passed. He was a big part of the Parker Invincible outing. I still have his ads promoting the 16 gauge Invincible. My latest transaction with him was purchasing his stash of 8 gauge Bismuth ammunition that was custom loaded by Eley for Marshall Field and his guests. I remember my first visit to his store in Ridgefield, CT. I don't know when he last visited the Southern, but it wasn't that long ago. Getting the "rest of" the 8 gauge ammunition was simplified. His dog trainer, a friend of mine, who was a member of the dog and skeet fraternity in Maryland became a meeting place for us to exchange shells for money. Turns out that I had shot with the fellow for years. A small world.

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Stan Hoover

I’m sorry to hear of your loss Edgar, may the Lord bring healing and time ease the loss.

Thinking of you and Gary’s family,
Stan

While he was a close personal friend, it is the gun community as a whole that has lost one of the iconic figures. Perhaps Hershal Chaddick is the only person who passed along more Parkers. Gary was a bottomless well of gun knowledge, and I learned much of what I know from him. My dad bought a lot of Parkers from Gary, and being witness to many of those transactions was a fundamental foundation of my love for the gun.

[Pa SxS]

My condolences to Gary's friends and relatives.