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Gary Libman Obituary
On October 18, 2016 Gary Libman, 73, beloved husband, father, uncle, grandfather, friend, and community leader passed away after a sixteen-month, courageous, and gracefully fought struggle with leukemia.
Gary was born on May 4, 1943 in Chicago, IL, to Benjamin and Frieda Libman.
He is survived by his wife Erika Gerety; son Daniel Libman (Molly McNett); daughter Amy Cohen (Joseph Cohen); son Marc Libman (Christina Lee); grandchildren Ben, Madeleine, Miya, Rose, Oscar, Miles. Held in special memory by Norma Libman. Brother of the late Jack and Alan Libman. A beloved uncle and cousin and friend to many.
A graveside service will be held for Gary on Friday, October 28, at 11:00 am at Fairview Cemetery, 700 Yale Blvd, in Albuquerque, NM.
The non-profit Albuquerque Folk Festival, was Gary's passion. He loved it because of its ability to bring music, light, community, dance, laughter, and happiness to the world -- as he himself did. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to: Albuquerque Folk Festival, PO Box 4837, Albuquerque NM, 87106; or submitted online at
https://npo.justgive.org/
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Laurie (Axelrod) Maalul
November 4, 2016
When I was very young, probably 5 or 6 years old, my parents had a party. Gary was one of my Dad's good friends. When it was my bedtime, I suspect that the adults were anxious to be free of the youngsters in the group. To make sure I fell asleep happy, Gary brought a guitar into my room and sang songs to me. I can't remember who else was there, or anything else about the evening, except for the man with the guitar. Now he can play the young angels to sleep...
Jackie Shane
October 31, 2016
I just learned that Gary died. What a horrible loss to the community. As a fellow Jew from Chicago, I always thought Gary was perfect. He was way better than perfect because he could play music and crack everyone up with his jokes. Miss you Gary.
Jerry Romanek
October 28, 2016
Gary's carpool jokes always got me prepared for work. He said his mother would count to 7 at a stop sign before advancing. That's ok I said. Gary: Yeah, but she stutters, 1111111,22222222 etc. When you are going into a meeting with your boss: " Don't laugh when you see the big red pimple on his nose".
This is how I will remember Gary. A great person, friend, colleague and no middle name. He used "N" for "Nothing".
Our sincere condolences to the entire family.
Jerry and Diane
Nancy Glickman
October 27, 2016
My condolences to you Erika and the rest of the family. I will miss seeing Gary at the folk festival. Nancy
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