Gary Claudious Minor, a.k.a "Butch." was born on July 13, 1948 in Washington, D.C. He was the oldest son of Lewis C. Minor and Seretha Blanche Gudger. Gary graduated from Grimke Elementary School. Shaw JuniorbHigh School and finished hia education at Phelps Vocational High School in 1966. At Phelps,a high school centered for the trades, Butch copleted his studies to become an electrician. Butch was always fascinated byhow things worked both mechanically and electrically. In his younger years he was pulling something apart that was broken, trying to fix it. He had greater success as he grew older. Butch enlisted in the U.S. Air Force after high school were he furthered his training and studies as an electrician. He was honorably discharged in 1972, having achieved the rank of Staff Sargeant. He continued to work as a journeyman electrician throughout his life. Butch loved music and he especially loved playing music. He studied the trombone for several years, then went to, as the late Donny Hathaway would call it " the percussion side of town." Butch loved playing his bongos and conga drums. He will always be remembered for hosting the "1992 Gudger Family Reunion" at his former home in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Where over one hundred Gudgers be they Gudgers, Minors, Hughes, Hunters, Garners, and McCoys, and others from " The DMV ( DC, Maryland and Virginia)" and Oregan celebrated family in grand style, like it had never been done before. Gary Claudious Minor joined the ancestors in october 17, 2021. He is survived by his son Zachary Minor, brothers Donnell Gudger, Gregory Gudger, Durwin Garner,  Anthony Hughes and Kenneth Gudger and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.