by Gerry Furgason | Sep 28, 2023 | FAMILY
They would pass down to all of our children, but D.J. was the first owner of a blue Taylor Tot, the gift from his Nana K. that introduced him to a new mode of transportation. Previous to receiving the blue walker-stroller he was a hip-carried child....
by Gerry Furgason | Sep 13, 2023 | FAMILY
When the Circus came to town, my sister Jean and I planned to take our children to downtown Louisville for an afternoon of family entertainment. Due to an unexpected delay, we arrived with the excited youngsters at the Box Office and were told the performance...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 31, 2023 | JACKSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
When the Geiger Community Center held an art and crafts contest, I entered two categories and came home with Best In Show and First Place Ribbons with cash awards for each division. Matching black suits that I had sewn for the head of the household,...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 31, 2023 | JACKSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
The Furgason children were in the habit of bringing home local, regional, and state bowling trophies while living in North Carolina. They perfected their skills on Saturday morning trips to the Bonnyman Bowling Center on The Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville,...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 31, 2023 | Random Thoughts
In trying to understand why I came to rely on myself as a trusted authority in large and small matters, I recalled that I had been reared Catholic. There were no counselors on every street corner, but there was one every Friday of the school year in every...
