Former chairman of board of Gary Steel Products Corp., of which he was a founder; founder of Norfolk Tank Corp. in 1926 (later Gary Steel Products Corp.)
Born in Alabama, son of Hartwell Henry GARY and Cary Baldwin PRESTON; former president of Gary Steel Products Corp. of Lynchburg; founder of Gary Engineering Sales Corp. of Virginia Beach
Retired president and treasurer of Gilbert Storage & Transfer Corp.; served as member of City Council; member of school board under administration of E. C. GLASS