Aug. 31 – The Daily Journal
After graduation from high school, Gary attended Indiana University, where he played basketball and baseball for the university. Since baseball was his passion, he decided to play professionally for the Montreal Expos minor league team from 1969 to 1971. He graduated from The John Marshall Law School in 1976 and chose to practice in Kankakee. His legal career included work as an assistant states attorney, a private practice with the law firm of Butz, Mortell, Jaffe, Smith, O’Connor and Brown, and the city attorney under former Mayor Russell Johnson for eight years.
Our thoughts are with Gary’s family and friends.
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