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- Gary Carter, an 11-time All-Star, 3-time Gold Glover and World Series winning catcher, has passed away due to complications from four malignant brain tumors on February 16th, 2012. He is survived by his wife Sandy Carter, his daughters Kimmy and Christy, his son DJ and many grandchildren.
Though he played for 19 years with the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers - he is perhaps most well known for his game-winning single against the Houston Astros while playing for the Mets in the 1986 NLCS. Those Mets would go on to defeat the Boston Red Sox for his first and only World Series title. Though he wanted to be inducted into the Hall of Fame as both an Expo and a Met, the Hall makes that call and chose to make Gary the Expos' first hall of famer.
Gary Carter was born and raised in Fullerton, California where he attended Sunny Hills High School and played football as a quarterback and baseball as an infielder. It was also in Fullerton that Gary met his future wife Sandy, where she studied at Fullerton College. Gary and Sandy were married in 1975 and had their first child, Kimmy, in October of 1980.
6.24.2012
Dear Sandy Carter,
I am a baseball fan. While I was on a short trip to Joplin, Missouri from Kansas City I chanced to see an interview on television with two of Gary Carter's teammates. I knew nothng of Gary Carter until I watched that interview and I haven't been able to put him out of my mind since. I have done internet research mostly and feel a loss as I know so many do of such a joyful spirit and the generous goodwill he seemed to bestow on others. May God grant you and your family all good comfort as you continue down the road of life and would that our Father would accept our thanks for a twinkle and smile from "the kid".
1.13.2013
Sandy i grew up with gary on west avenue in the 60 those were great times i will alwaysrremember the days of sports baseball football and basketball in the alleymay god bless kevin
1.31.2013
big fan !
6.19.2013
Sorry to tell you but our beloved friend, Gary Najarian passed away with cancer on the evening of June 11th, 2013....May god be with him.
6.19.2013
correction....June 18th