OBITUARY: Trispec Communications’ Gary Cote remembered as a gentle giant

By Lesley Hunter

TORONTO – Gary Cote, senior vice-president of sales at Trispec Communications, passed away suddenly in Oakville, ON on July 5 at the age of 58.Born in Montreal, Cote attended McGill University. After running the Quebec branch of U.S. firm Antec, he went on to become director of sales at AT&T before joining Montreal-based Trispec Communications in 1995.Long-time colleague and Trispec president Nino Cesta remembered Cote as “soft spoken” and “quite the teddy bear” despite his imposing 6’3 frame.“People would gravitate towards him”, he told Cartt.ca. “He garnered a lot of respect from his people by mentoring them, coaching them, and basically elevating...