Gary Gibbons

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After graduation I continued to work retail, took some merchandising, accounting etc.. courses at Cleveland Techinical Institute (Cleveland Community College). I basically trained myself, have every position possible in the retail industry from buyer, merchandise manager, store manager etc.... In 2017 I left the retail business and began working as Circulation District Manager at the Shelby Star and am currently an account rep with FleetNet America.

I am also a singer although I was never a member of any choir or chorale in school I did sing in church and my passion with music began then. I perform in various local venues and sing regularly in a local nursing home.

I was a contestant in two Cleveland County Idol competition, was runner up in an online singing contest called World Wide Idol and was a contestant in Total Pop Star which began my online venture of singing on You Tube more or less by accident turned me into an online entertainer as I am describe on the online website. I also had the opportunity and auditioned for America's Got Talent.

Have many memories of school although I was a more or less keep to yourself kind of shy guy. I was not in many clubs and I guess that comes from being raised by my single mom and having to work to help out while I was in school. I remember getting the lead in the senior play but due to my job I had to turn the role down and could not be in such.

I was accepted in the North Carolina School of the Arts but tuition was too expensive for me and my mom and I could not go. I see now had I been able to go to this school I am sure my life would have been different it's very possible I wouldn't have been here to care for my mother the last years of her life. She passed in 2013 with dementia and I was able to give her the care she needed and treasure this in my life when my siblings could not.