Gary "The Kid" Carter was an alumnus of Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton, CA.Carter was married to his wife, Sandy, from 1975 until his death in 2012. They had three children - Christy, Kimmy and D.J., and three grandchildren. They lived in Palm Read more...
Gary "The Kid" Carter was an alumnus of Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton, CA.Carter was married to his wife, Sandy, from 1975 until his death in 2012. They had three children - Christy, Kimmy and D.J., and three grandchildren. They lived in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
His daughter Kimmy is the head softball coach at Palm Beach Atlantic and was a softball catcher for Florida State from 1999-2002.
Gary Carter just loved baseball so much. Someone gave him the nickname "The Kid" because he wore his joy and enthusiasm for the game on the sleeves of his uniforms. The Montreal Expos. The New York Mets. The San Francisco Giants. The Los Angeles Dodgers. And Palm Beach Atlantic University, where he was the head coach.
No matter where he was or what he was doing, it was obvious that Carter was in love with baseball.
Carter was an active philanthropist. Through The Gary Carter Foundation, of which Carter was the president, Carter and his staff support 8 Title I schools in Palm Beach County whose students live in poverty. Typically, these schools have 90% or more students eligible for free or reduced lunches. The Foundation seeks to "better the physical, mental and spiritual well being of children." To accomplish this, they advocate "school literacy by encouraging use of the Reading Counts Program, a program that exists in the Palm Beach County School District."
Since its inception, The Gary Carter Foundation has placed over $622,000 toward charitable purposes, including $366,000 to local elementary schools for their reading programs.
In May 2011, Carter was diagnosed with four malignant tumors in his brain after complaining of headaches and forgetfulness. Doctors confirmed that he has a grade IV primary brain tumor glioblastoma multiforme, an extremely aggressive cancer. Doctors said that it was inoperable and Carter would undergo other treatment methods to shrink his tumor. On January 20, 2012, daughter Kimmy posted on her blog that an MRI had revealed additional tumors on her father's brain. Even as he battled an aggressive form of brain cancer, Carter did not miss Opening Day for the college baseball team he coached.
Carter died on February 16, 2012 at 4:10 PM EST, having lost his battle with brain cancer. He was 57 years old.
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