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some rough neighborhoods. He was an exceptional young man among exceptional young men. Every time he entered a room, he would be smiling. He had a very positive outlook. He was very pleasant and always upbeat.”
    Matrina Barry had an equally positive impression about Gabe. She said later, “The first time I saw him, I saw a very kind, gentle, tender, compassionate and spiritual young man. He was very humble. With his companions, he always showed love and concern. He took every opportunity to build them up. With people in the community, he always looked for those who were lonely or sad. Everything he did was representative of Jesus Christ. That’s how I saw him.
    â€œIn my position, I emphasized the spirituality of the missionaries. Sometimes they were having hard times, being away from their parents. I would try and stay in close contact with them. If they were sick, I would take soup over or a plant or something like that. Gabe was living in a really downtrodden neighborhood. It was upstairs in a place that was despicable. And Gabe was sick, but he was more concerned about his companion than himself.”
    A fellow missionary in Australia was David Bastian, who was also stationed in Sydney. David had been in Australia for a year when Gabe arrived, and he met Gabe on Gabe’s second day in the country. Bastian imparted to Gabe a lot of wisdom about things that could be useful to him in adjusting to his new life in a land so far away from home.
    Over the next several months David met with Gabe quite often. David later said, “He was a sincere, outgoing individual, who cared about others. He lived his faith and enjoyed sharing it with others and seeing the change in their hearts. It seemed like he had a wonderful relationship with his family back home.”
    And yet there was always something that set Gabe apart from others. He seemed to have an expectation of entitlement or at least a special relationship with God. At that point, Gabe wasn’t expressing this special relationship to others, but he definitely felt it.
    Gabe would look back on this time and later comment about how he was special in the eyes of God. He said that he felt that he was guided by God to go to certain parts of the city or countryside, where he would perform his mission well. This went so far as God directing him to take certain roads and streets and even which houses to visit. It was never enough to just think that things might have worked out that way, anyway. Gabe saw God’s hand in the things that he did, especially missionary work.
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    When Gabe completed his mission in Australia, he decided to return to his mother’s home, which she shared with her new husband, James Anstey. Despite being so talented as a mechanic, Gabe now decided upon another means of making a living. He became a waiter at the Rip Tide restaurant in Bandon and at the Kozy Kitchen in North Bend.
    David Grover owned the Kozy Kitchen and recalled of Gabe, “He was a super good kid. Very courteous and very polite. He cared about all his customers and was a hard worker. Just an all-around good guy.
    â€œHe never swore, smoked, drank alcohol or any of that. He was religious, but not preaching to everyone about it or bothering them with it. He kept it to himself pretty much. He didn’t have a mean bone in his body.
    â€œI was familiar with the relationship he had with his mother. He seemed to have a really good relationship with her and his stepfather, James. They would come in quite a bit and have dinner. When she came in and he was working, they would always hug.”
    Another person who spoke well about Gabe was Sandra Johns, who managed the Rip Tide restaurant. She unequivocally said later, “He was the best employee I had there. He was kind, considerate and friendly to everyone. Just a decent, pleasant young man. If you needed anything, you asked Gabe. He helped the customers and gave them extra attention. And he never