Davepl reveals the secret history of "Gary down the hall" and details but a few of the reasons why you should always ask a lot of questions!
LA Times Article summarizing Gary's life:
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-01-17/rip-gary-starkweather-xerox-laser-printer
WA PO Article on Gary:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/gary-starkweather-inventor-of-the-laser-printer-dies-at-81/2020/01/16/9a73350a-3884-11ea-bb7b-265f4554af6d_story.html
WSJ Article on Gary:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gary-starkweather-invented-a-laser-printer-at-xerox-11579024691
Seattle Times Article on Gary:
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/gary-starkweather-inventor-of-the-laser-printer-dies-at-81/
The Register's Obituary for Gary:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/gary-starkweather-obituary-2plfx03gb
Direct link to the PDF of Gary's oral history:
https://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/2013/04/102702465-05-01-acc.pdf