How Houston produced one of the winningest criminal defense attorneys in recent history.
By
Dianna Wray
12/14/2020 at 6:00am
Published in the December 2020 issue of
Houstonia
He wasnât a tall man. At the time size seemed like it went part and parcel with being a Houston criminal defense attorneyâthis was the city that had produced the giant of the species, both literally and figuratively, with one of Richard âRacehorseâ Haynesâs key mentors, Percy Foreman, a man who could sweet-talk a jury into doing and thinking anything he wanted. And if that didnât work, the towering Foreman would dominate them.
Dec 12, 2020
B. Anthony “Brownie” Gary, 87, born in Dunkirk, N.Y., has passed peacefully in Phoenix, Ariz,, on Dec. 6, 2020.
He was happily married to Marie Mulcahy Gary, who passed in 2010, for 50 years. They had four children: Michael, who passed in 2017, Daniel, Jay and Candace. His loving family grew to eight grandchildren: Lindsey, Samantha, Daniel Jr, Andrew, Leah, Emma, Hanna and Christina; and three great-gran-dchildren.
He obtained his masters degree from SUNY at Fredonia and went on to teach science for over 20 years at Dunkirk Senior High School, where he also coached the golf team. His other accomplishments include being a veteran of the Korean War and a former volunteer fireman.