Please Keep Gary Herman In Your Thoughts

[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.