In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to WOOL FM. Man of Music and Builder of Communities Gary Smith was set on his life’s path during a matinee showing of “The Sound of Music” at the ...

Gary Smith, who for decades made scores of kids smile with his performances as Gary the Happy Pirate and who founded the Pirate Toy Fund, which has put 500,000 toys in the hands of children in ...

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — Gary Smith, best known for his roles as Rochester children's entertainer "Gary the Happy Pirate" and founder of the Pirate Toy Fund, has died at age 64. Smith teamed up ...

One night in 1987, Gary Smith was at the Rathskeller, the famous Kenmore Square rock club known simply as the Rat, listening to a not-yet famous band called the Pixies. “I think it was our ...