One of the things I'd meant to address in this post, prior to learning of our friend Gary's passing, was my own sorrow upon learning of how Marvin Gaye passed in 1984; shot in the chest by his own father, following an argument, with a gun that he had given his father as a gift.
Absolutely one of the most nonsensical deaths in all time, and his father in later years stated that he would give anything to take back that fateful moment, as an argument is not a valid reason for ending anyone's life, much less your own son.
I am grateful to have had Marvin Gaye's music come into my life when it did, still consider him one of the finest voices and songwriters in the history of popular music, and wish we could have witnessed his continued growth as an artist, rather than having it cut prematurely short due to unthinking violence at the hand of his own father.
Prayers for ALL such violence to come to an end. Give peace a chance.