by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | FAMILY
There is a reason I always end evening conversations with family members with the phrase, “Love You. Goodnight!” July 28, 1961, was a busy day for Mother, Jean, and myself. After we finished supper at 1529 McKay Street, we went to the Laundromat to...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | FAMILY
Years ago, before the computer entered my life, I wrote letters to my children on Sunday evenings. It was my way of staying connected to them and letting them know where I went during the week, who I saw, and what I did. Here on Illinois Avenue,...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | FAMILY
Seeing a nostalgic event can be missed in the blink of an eye. I happened to look out my front window years ago one Halloween late afternoon, just as eight-year-old Duion came running down our front yard hill with a pillowcase of candy he had collected. He rushed...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | FAMILY
Important memories to me have been snapshots my mind has taken during years of family rearing. Some come back when triggered by a word or phrase but some stay in my head as a front page to a file folder containing life moments for each of my children and...
