Gary Dexter Obituary

I feel fortunate to have had several visits with Gary. I loved to hear him share about Edgefield pottery and local history. How he could throw pots with his twisted hands, I cannot understand--sheer willpower, I guess. I miss him.

We have lost a talented and very good man. Despite his health issues, self-taught Gary became a master potter. I must share one story: He had a studio and kiln set up next to the Enterprise Mill adjacent to the Augusta Canal. He loaded the kiln with "green" unfired jugs and fired it up. It produced massive amounts of smoke and fire trucks began arriving, the thought being the mill was ablaze. But it was only Gary who, when planning a burn in the future, first notified the fire department. I own one of his jugs. All of us in the hobby of collecting pottery will certainly miss him.

Bill Baab, Augusta, Georgia

Mr Gary was the highlight of my days working at the Vaucluse Post Office. I still have some of his postcards and I'll always cherish them. He always made me smile and would stay and chat about movies and books. I will miss him.

I am very sorry to learn of Gary passing. He was a smart and wonderful man. He introduced me to many firsts such as hiking in Hitchcock Woods, Sushi,and even treated me to the famous hot dog at City Billiards. Loved the run away chain on Facebook that we used to have. I am going to miss him.

I am so sorry to hear of Gary's passing, he was a good friend to me and my late wife Kate when we were living in Augusta. We had lost contact when Kate and I moved away in 1987, but had recently reconnected through social media. The world was a better place with him in it. My condolences...

He is beautiful art pieces. God rest his soul. He had a wonderful gift and loved sharing it with others.

Gary was a talented and friendly man. He always had a kind word. He will be missed by many.

My heart is broken..We have lost a great friend. I will cherish all the talks we had..sharing our research. My friend you made your our trademark and you will go down in history forever my friend. Prayers to all his family.

I only new Gary for a short time. We said hello to each other and a great friendship was born. I enjoyed our talks and phone conversations with each other. Gary was a caring, fun, go getter. I miss him. To his family he spoke well of, I am so sorry for your loss.

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

I will always remember the 25 pigeons Gary gave me when I was a child. They were show pigeons, Modenas and a Fantail. His sister and I were childhood friends, living in the same neighborhood during elementary school. We shared more good times recently in the Aiken Group of the Sierra Club. Gary played great piano riffs in the UU Church while we set up the meetings. I send my heartfelt condolences to all of his family, and hopes that you will share beautiful memories to celebrate his life.

I will always remember the beautiful flock of 25 pigeons I got from Gary so many years ago when I was a child who lived down the street. Brown and white Madinas and a black Fantail. And I so enjoyed the all too brief times we shared recently with the Aiken Sierra Group. Gary had so many stories and I am sad for all of us who will miss him.

An Aiken original. Iconoclast. A seeker, explorer of life and artist of great originality. Gary will be sorely missed. Gary Philip Dexter. Presente!