Tuesday, February 28, 2023
So sorry for your loss and thinking of you all. I can't recall growing up in Midville Branch without fondly remembering Gerald. He was a "giant" to me back then - a kind, gentle, and always smiling one!
I think one of the memories I will share is of one day playing hide and seek in your basement when you lived beside us (I don't know how old I was but I am going to say quite little). Gerald was outside doing something in the yard. I found the perfect hiding spot near the basement doorway in a darker area - no one was going to find me. Then, I stepped on something that looked like a rope, only thing it moved. I'm sure there was tons of little girl high pitched screaming (or was that Karen, or maybe "little Michael"?!). Anyways, in all the chaos, Gerald came running into the basement with a shovel in hand. He somehow found that snake and with one thrust of the shovel towards the floor he split that thing in half! Then quickly picked up the two halves and took them away.
Gerald - always there when you needed him, quick to lend a hand, had a constant smile on his face, and was also a highly effective and mighty snake killer!
