Meet Gary
Married, 2 children
Born and raised in Cambridge Massachussets.
Growing up poor lived in Corcoran Park Housing Project. This experience taught me the importance of intact families, and the value of stability in a community. At this early age I saw firsthand fostered dependence and institutionalized generational poverty. We proudly called ourselves Projectiles and our goal was to escape ,breaking the cycle of poverty and dependency.
When I Registered as republican at 18 my mom said”what are you doing you’ll never get a job”.Thusbegan my life as a political refugee from the "Peoples Republic of Cambridge".
Graduated Cambridge High and Latin 1977
Managed Restaurants in Harvard square till move to working in Mental health at Metropolitan State hospital.
1982 diagnosed with a Tumor that was removed with a significant portion of my shin ,no weight bearing x 1 year. Cast 2 years
Life changing Beneficial experience from this adversity
1. Got back to school
2 Girl I had started dating came to see me in hospital (daily2 months) Married her
3. Beginning of nursing and army career.
1987 Married Katrina Buck and Graduated from U mass Boston with Degree in Nursing.
Choate Hospital Wouburn A strongly community based substance abuse and psychiatric program.
1990 received a commission in US Army starting 32 years of federal serviceI,Alternating between Active duty Army, Army reserves and VA Hospitals
Military
29 years US Army US Army Reserve
1990-1995 Walter Reed Army Medical Center (LT) Clinical team leader (1st gulf war,Somalia)
1995-2000 324 Combat Support Hospital (CPT) Mobilization Officer(Bosnia)
2000-2005 309 Combat Support Hospital (MAJ)Mobilization Officer
2006-2007 399 Combat Support Hospital (LTC) OIC Mental Health Clinic
Deployed to
Mosul Iraq 9/06-1/07
Al Asad Iraq 1/07-10/07
2007-2019 399 Combat Support Hospital (COL) Deputy Commander Nursing Services
Civilian
1995-2000 West Palm Beach VA medical center(psychiatry)
Initial staff opening new facility, developing policy, acquiring equipment, on-bording 2000 new staff.
2000 -2022 Bedford VA Hospital (outpatient substance abuse/Psychiatry)
Current
Vice chair Acton Republican town Committee
Board of Directors Iron works farm
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