by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | EARLY YEARS
Good Morning Johan wherever you are. If Jimmy Durante could say Good Night to Mrs.Kalabash, I can certainly say Good Morning to you. By asking me questions, you have made me stop and think about who I really am. I have been meaning to do that for several...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | EARLY YEARS
My days of softball team playing were short-lived although coaching by my Uncle George caused me to set a good example for rival coaches to remark to his players, “Look at her batting stance. That’s how you should stand at the plate.” I knew how to...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 17, 2023 | EARLY YEARS, Uncategorized
Sister Mary Lucina was a petite Irish nun who taught Latin with the Sisters of Charity at the Catholic, all-girls school, Presentation Academy. The Academy complex was located on the corner of Fourth and Breckinridge Streets in downtown Louisville,...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 17, 2023 | EARLY YEARS, Uncategorized
All of my Catholic grade school years were spent at HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL which is located on Poplar Level Road in Louisville, Kentucky. The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth were our teachers. When I entered the first grade, we lived in a small bungalow...
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...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 17, 2023 | EARLY YEARS
Camp Tekakwitha was a Girl’s Summer Camp located in Carrolton, Kentucky and I had my heart set on attending the site when I was in the third grade. I also had made up my mind to earn the funds to attend the camp session myself. My family had been in...
