Gary Beene

About the Author

Gary Beene grew up on a farm in southern New Mexico. At Las Cruces High School, he studied the 440-yard dash and continued that study in college. He was not much of a student, but he sure could run. People ued to say "Gary has wheels!" Now, he just has flat tires.

Gary worked with and for people with disabilities for thirty years. During the course of his career, he served as the New Mexico State Director of Special Education, State Director of Vocational Rehabilitation, and Assistant Secretary of Education.

Gary now lives and writes in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his wife, Carla. A cat and a dog occasionally walk across the keyboards to contribute their thoughts to Carla's and Gary's writing efforts.