Sadly Gary Garter who played for the New York Mets has passed away from Cancer. He was diagnosed with Brain Cancer just this past May in its later stages. His prognosis was not good.
He is best remembered as being a member of the 1986 Mets team that won the World Series. He's a Hall of Famer and have previously also played for Ray's Montreal Expos (now the Washington Nationals).
At the age of 57, nicknamed "The Kid", he truly did die just a kid. My thought goes out to his family in this time of mourning.
Talk the TALK
1) Have you ever been sadden by the loss of a sports figure or celebrity?
2) Have you ever lost someone to cancer?
Comments (26)
Sorry to hear, I wish there was a cure for cancer, it can save so many lives. RIP.
that's horrible news. any death in sports or death in general is sad. I'm very lucky, my mom who was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer a year ago is still alive and doing really well and is cancer free as of her latest check up. we still have for years of regular check up and medication but everything is looking very positive. ;D there is hope, ya just got to leave it up to God.
Oh, that is too bad. I hadn't heard about it him before, but it's still very unfortunate. :(
mylittlecasey *: where was the stadium that the Montreals played in located?
Anthony Tran: i've lost a close friend and an uncle before
MH Chow: isn't it? Two people that have been a part of my life growing up in music and sports.
Todd the dork: Baseball player. It is sad.
Lilly M: Praise God for great blessings. =)
Sarah ♔♡ H: Former baseball player. Weirdo... lol
Connie C: I hope i never get cancer. =(
Trinity Lane: Sorry to hear of your loss. =(
I don't know him, but that's a sad news
ive never heard of him but may he RIP
RIP
don't know him either. how sad.
I've lost an aunt to cancer. It's tough to see someone go through it. I hope his family is well
I don't know him but its always sad when a life is loss.Hope he rests in peace
I'm really sad to hear of his passing! He was one of our favorite players when he played for the Expos and we would go see him play. I had a friend and a cousin pass away from cancer and it is a devastating disease.
i am not into sports so i have never of him but sad to hear. i never lost anyone to cancer yet either and hope it will stay like that :))
IDK him. sorry to hear about his death...
First Whitney and now Gary. What a depressing week.
That's sad. Never heard of him before either.
Who is he? You always post about these sports people that I have never heard of. I almost lost my grandfather to cancer, but he's been in remission for a few years now and 94 this year :)
I have NO idea who he is. ;/ But here's a comment. <3
It's scary how many people get cancer I think statistically it is 1 in 3 and getting closer to 2 in 5 now. I haven't been saddened by the loss of a celebrity or sports figure. I have never lost anyone to cancer and hope I never do.
I haven't heard of him before , but I'm always sorry to hear someone has passed. I recently had someone close to me die from brain cancer and it's a horrible way to go :(