Tony Ruivivar Quotations

He was always the first to learn lyrics to new songs, and he remembered everyone's birthdays and anniversaries. That, plus car license numbers. He knew it all. He would always remind us if an important date was coming up.

He went down surrounded by the people who love him and doing what he loved ? performing.

He went doing what he loved ? performing.

He was with us for 22 years. Everywhere we go, Gary is well-remembered. What amazes me constantly is the amount of friends he had. And fans ? people with connections to him. When he died, we got cards and letters from all over; he had such a huge following. Then again, he's always been likable and kind.

He collapsed at the end of our show, and was still singing on the ground; we had to take the microphone away from him.

Martin will help do a tribute to Gary.

We all have become more aware of our health. We're eating properly, trying to do regular exercise. Nobody had an inkling that Gary had (heart) problems. He was fine to the last minute, jumping around, singing, until he collapsed.

Gary died doing something he loved and surrounded by people he loved.