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Gary Reber, who worked for the Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools for nine years, died at his home on Jan. 3.

Seven hundred guitars. Gary Reber, who manages gifts to the Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools, saw the in-kind donation form pop up on his computer screen, saw the number and the donor, and figured somebody was having some fun. He recognized the donor's name -- Dennis Zager -- and knew the song that rocketed him and partner Rick Evans to stardom in 1969 -- “In the Year 2525.” It’s not 2525, but the song that made two Nebraska boys famous is about man’s inclination to do himself in, and if there were ever a year that seemed possible . . . . So, yeah.   Ha, ha.