Gary Paraboschi, of Aquinnah, died at Falmouth Hospital on July 14 at the age of 75.

He was born April 4, 1950 in Somerville to o Clement and Juanita Paraboschi.

The family moved to Burlington when Gary was 10 years old. He graduated from Burlington High School in 1968 and received a degree from Middlesex Junior College in the 70s.

He loved music and played drums in several garage bands and later played blues harmonica with Scituate based “Bear Bones.” His musical tastes were eclectic. He amassed an array of CDs encompassing classical, jazz, folk, blues and rock genres and played bongos and didgeridoo (an Australian indigenous wind instrument) as well as blues harmonica.

After college he worked at Boris Color Labs as a transport technician for Scotts Flowers in Arlington. He married his beloved wife Barbara Wallen in 1995 in Arlington where they lived until they moved to Aquinnah in 2007 and built a home there five years later.

A true Renaissance man, Gary was an avid reader on many subjects including poetry, art, philosophy and religion. He wrote poetry, particularly Haiku, and did a video series called Friends and Family that provided them with the opportunity to define themselves in their words.

He is survived by his wife Barbara Wallen of Aquinnah, their cat Gin Gin, and his longtime friend and housemate Gary Spezzaferi, sister Karen and her husband Dana Lorgeree of Wilmington, sister Sharon Williams of Atlanta, Ga., brother in law Jim Wallen and his wife Kathleen Smith of Aquinnah, sister in law Joan Wallen of Andover, N.H. and Aquinniah and many friends.

In lieu of flowers please send a donation in his memory to the Animal Shelter of MV PO Box 1828 Edgartown, MA 02539 or 5 Second Chance Animal Rescue Inc, 25 June Avenue, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568.