sentences:  Gary Richrath
  
  Gary Dean Richrath (October 18, 1949 – September 13, 2015) was an American guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist and a songwriter for the band REO Speedwagon from 1970 until 1989.Richrath was born in Peoria, Illinois on October 18, 1949 to Curtis and Eunice Richrath, and grew up in East Peoria, Illinois.