by Gerry Furgason | Aug 17, 2023 | RELATIVES, Uncategorized
Because my Uncle Jake Link was named after his father, he was sometimes called “Junior” and sometimes addressed as “June” His bedroom was at the back of the 4435 Crittenden Drive Home, just off the kitchen. I thought the most fascinating thing in that room...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 17, 2023 | PAINTING YEARS, Uncategorized
Artists and craftsmen, on purpose, become great respecters of shelves as a protective means to organize all the seemingly insignificant objects that they consider necessary to carry out creative endeavors. There is a method to their madness of saving those Amazon...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 17, 2023 | RELATIVES, Uncategorized
Aunt Sis was named after her mother, Rosina Kernen. She grew up with her three brothers in the Kernen Tavern when it was located on Louisville, Kentucky’s Preston Street near Clarks Lane In later years she painted China to give as treasured gifts to family...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 17, 2023 | RELATIVES, Uncategorized
I drove our brother, Paul to the Hospital Emergency Room at the Hospital in Jeffersonville, Indiana the last day he was with us on earth. He sat beside me in the front seat. I recall glancing over at him and our eyes met. We were both concerned about the...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 17, 2023 | EARLY YEARS, Uncategorized
The summer after I graduated from Presentation Academy, I packed my bags and climbed onto a Greyhound bus destined for Miami, Florida. Erastus, Aunt Gertie, and Uncle Jess were living there and I was welcomed to spend a week in the southern town which Erastus...
