bloodyfingers
bloodyfingers
Hi i am not on here much so i just wanted to let everybody know that i lost my best friend today , his name was gary leighty you may know him as bloody fingers, we have been best friends for 20 plus years and he will be sadly missed.
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That breaks my heart! He was not that old, this is an epidemic among middle aged men.. I have klnown Gary for years and he will be missed. Last thing we did together was sound for the shows at Edolyn Terrace. My deepest condolences and sympathy to his family and friends.
Shocked.
Shocked.
Torn & Frayed
One World, One Voice, One God!
Music is LIFE!
One World, One Voice, One God!
Music is LIFE!
I actually learned about this right before starting work last night. I've met many people during the days I used to play, and thanks to mutual friends, I was graced with meeting him. Gary knew his instruments, and I'm sure he met quite many people through that knowledge. His will to help people certainly didn't hinder that either. The last time I talked with him, his father wasn't doing well, and even though it wasn't looking well, I was trying to at least cheer him up a bit, give him some hope. Weird how things work sometimes. I didn't know him very well, but for what I got to know about him, I'm certain he'll be missed, and with a great capacity. RIP Gary Leighty 
We (The Backyard Rockers) learned of Gary's passing right before band practice on Monday night. We considered Gary the unofficial "fourth" Backyard Rocker; he helped and supported us from the get-go, with instruments, gear, helping roadie for us, and sitting in on guitar. He always liked to play Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Simple Man" with us, so we are now dedicating that song in his memory when we perform it.
Gary was a frequent flyer at Pellegrine's Wednesday Jam Night, and would often perform his new original instrumental compositions with digital accompaniment. He always liked to create, and find like-minded musicians to jam with.
I met and first got to know Gary when he was running sound for the all-ages AnEmergencyScene shows at Jaggard and the Eldolyn Terrace, also at the outdoor customer appreciation shows Ace's Music used to do.
Gary also had a talent for woodworking. He posted pictures on Facebook of some wooden cannons he recently crafted for his father.
My bandmates and I will miss him. And every time I play my bongos (which he sold to me), I'll think of Gary. Good guy, taken too soon.
Gary was a frequent flyer at Pellegrine's Wednesday Jam Night, and would often perform his new original instrumental compositions with digital accompaniment. He always liked to create, and find like-minded musicians to jam with.
I met and first got to know Gary when he was running sound for the all-ages AnEmergencyScene shows at Jaggard and the Eldolyn Terrace, also at the outdoor customer appreciation shows Ace's Music used to do.
Gary also had a talent for woodworking. He posted pictures on Facebook of some wooden cannons he recently crafted for his father.
My bandmates and I will miss him. And every time I play my bongos (which he sold to me), I'll think of Gary. Good guy, taken too soon.
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Viewing is tomorrow (1/3/14) at Smith's Funeral Home on Broad Avenue, Altoona
12:00 -2:00 and 4:00 to 6:00
Gary D. Leighty
March 2, 1955 – Dec. 30, 2013
January 1, 2014
The Altoona Mirror
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Gary D. Leighty, 58, Altoona, died unexpectedly Monday at home.
He was born in Altoona, son of Charles "Bud" Leighty and the late Mary Lou (Gates) Leighty. He married Andrea M. Dellape on Jan. 24, 1987.
Surviving are his father; his wife; a daughter, Elyse M. Powers and husband, Adam, of Altoona; a grandson, Maddox; a brother, Jerry W. of Duncansville; and a sister, Ellen S. Breitenbach of Williamsburg.
Gary was a 1974 graduate of Altoona Area High School and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He retired as a truck driver from Ward Trucking Co. He loved playing the guitar and making music, and he was a member of the Blair County Game Fish & Forestry Association.
Friends will be received from noon to 2 and 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, at E. Merrill Smith Funeral Home Inc., 2309 Broad Ave., Altoona, followed by a funeral service at 6 p.m. by Pastor Mary Emery.
12:00 -2:00 and 4:00 to 6:00
Gary D. Leighty
March 2, 1955 – Dec. 30, 2013
January 1, 2014
The Altoona Mirror
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Gary D. Leighty, 58, Altoona, died unexpectedly Monday at home.
He was born in Altoona, son of Charles "Bud" Leighty and the late Mary Lou (Gates) Leighty. He married Andrea M. Dellape on Jan. 24, 1987.
Surviving are his father; his wife; a daughter, Elyse M. Powers and husband, Adam, of Altoona; a grandson, Maddox; a brother, Jerry W. of Duncansville; and a sister, Ellen S. Breitenbach of Williamsburg.
Gary was a 1974 graduate of Altoona Area High School and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He retired as a truck driver from Ward Trucking Co. He loved playing the guitar and making music, and he was a member of the Blair County Game Fish & Forestry Association.
Friends will be received from noon to 2 and 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, at E. Merrill Smith Funeral Home Inc., 2309 Broad Ave., Altoona, followed by a funeral service at 6 p.m. by Pastor Mary Emery.