SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

LIPKE ERIC R

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

75 ELMVIEW AVENUE

(Street)

HAMBURG

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC. [ ROCK ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
		Trustee

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/14/2008

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	05/14/2008		D		12,354	D	$15.0209	883,101	I	Rush Creek⁽¹⁾
Common Stock	05/15/2008		D		13,835	D	$15.0324	869,266	I	Rush Creek⁽¹⁾
Common Stock	05/16/2008		D		5,443	D	$15.0589	863,823	I	Rush Creek⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								152,792	D
Common Stock								896,040	I	Bonneville Trust⁽²⁾
Common Stock								387,471	I	Corvette Trust⁽³⁾
Common Stock								759,789	I	Electra Trust⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock								8,909	I	Elissa Kristina Lipke Trust⁽⁵⁾
Common Stock								8,700	I	Erica Rae Lipke Trust⁽⁶⁾
Common Stock								2,520	I	Erica Rae Lipke UGMANY Trust⁽⁷⁾
Common Stock								10,507	I	Katherine Victoria Lipke Trust⁽⁸⁾
Common Stock								5,220	I	Katherine Victoria Lipke UGMANY Trust⁽⁹⁾
Common Stock								136,320	I	Ken Lipke Trust No. 2⁽¹⁰⁾
Common Stock								10,050	I	Kenneth Eric Lipke Trust⁽⁶⁾
Common Stock								2,520	I	Kenneth Eric Lipke UGMANY Trust⁽⁷⁾
Common Stock								2,400	I	Minor Children⁽¹¹⁾
Common Stock								816,790	I	Nova Trust⁽³⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of common stock held by Rush Creek Investment Co., L.P. with respect to which the Reporting Person, as the manager of the General Partner, has sole voting and investment control. The Reporting Person has beneficial ownership of 180,900 of the shares of common stock of the Company held by Rush Creek Investment Co., L.P., representing his proportionate interest in the 895,455 shares of common stock of the Company held by Rush Creek Investment Co., L.P. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the remaining 714,555 shares of common stock of the Company held by Rush Creek Investment Co., L.P.

2. Represents shares of common stock held by a trust for the benefit of the Company's Chief Executive Officer, of which the Reporting Person serves as one of three trustees and shares voting and investment power and as to which shares he disclaims beneficial ownership.

3. Represents shares of common stock held by a trust for the benefit of a sibling of the Reporting Person, of which the Reporting Person serves as one of three trustees and shares voting and investment power and as to which shares he disclaims beneficial ownership.

4. Represents shares of common stock held by a trust for the benefit of Reporting Person of which he serves as one of three trustees and shares voting and investment power.

5. Represents shares of common stock held by a trust for the benefit of a child (Elissa Kristina Lipke) of an insider of the Company, of which the Reporting Person serves as one of three trustees and shares voting and investment power and as to which shares he disclaims beneficial ownership.

6. Represents shares of common stock held by a trust for the benefit of a child of the Reporting Person.

7. Represents shares of common stock held in trust under the New York Uniform Gift to Minors Act for the benefit of a child of the Reporting Person.

8. Represents shares of common stock held by trust for the benefit of a child (Katherine Victoria Lipke) of an insider of the Company, of which the Reporting Person serves as one of three trustees and shares voting and investment power and as to which shares he disclaims beneficial ownership.

9. Represents shares of common stock held in trust under the New York Uniform Gift to Minors Act for the benefit of Reporting Person's niece of which Reporting Person is custodian and as to which shares Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership.

10. Represents shares of common stock held by a trust for the benefit of two of Reporting Person's siblings, of which the Reporting Person serves as one of five trustees and shares voting and investment power and as to which shares he disclaims beneficial ownership.

11. Represents 1,200 shares of common stock held by each of Reporting Person's two minor children who reside in Reporting Person's household.

Remarks:

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	/s/Paul J. Schulz, Attorney in Fact for Eric R. Lipke	05/16/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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