Bedford Gary Dehmcke lived his life to the fullest. Born in 1945, he grew up in Staten Island, N.Y., and remained there until he moved to New Jersey upon graduating from Wagner College. He began his teaching career at North Hunterdon High School in Clinton, N.J., where he taught for 30 years. Gary was always passionate about human rights, and he spent most of his days teaching minorities history and civil rights classes. Gary married Alyson Rubin in 1979 and together they had two children, Collin and Bryn. Gary retired in 1999 and the family moved to Bedford. Bryn married her high school sweetheart, Dan Keller, and they reside in Schellsburg. Collin and his wife, Jamie Boyd, live in Bedford with their daughter, Jaden Fuller.