Gary Todd Stallings was 19 and working as a deckhand aboard the 138-foot scallop trawler The St. Patrick when the vessel encountered a violent storm on the night of November 29–30, 1981, about five miles east of Marmot Island near Kodiak. A 25-foot wave shattered the wheelhouse windows, the ship listed severely, and the acting skipper ordered the twelve-person crew to abandon ship despite there being only nine survival suits aboard. The life raft became untethered and was blown away in 40-degree water and gale-force winds.

Rescue efforts recovered two survivors and eight bodies, but Gary Stallings and fellow deckhand Clifford Stigall were never found. The St. Patrick itself was later recovered intact and towed to Womens Bay before sinking at its mooring years afterward.

Is there anyone who knew Gary or has information about that night who can help shed light on the unanswered details?