by Gerry Furgason | Aug 18, 2023 | JACKSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, Uncategorized
When I sat in commercial art classes on the University of Louisville Campus, I never dreamed I would end up in North Carolina with the task of painting a Highway Billboard. At the end of Sunday Mass, Rev. William G. Wellein made the announcement, “Will Mrs....
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 17, 2023 | JACKSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, Uncategorized
Having been taught manners at an early age, I fully intended to pass on this honorable tradition to my own children. I became extremely judgemental of parents who did not demand proper behavior of their offspring, especially in public places. Living in...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 17, 2023 | JACKSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, Uncategorized
Years ago, because many of the Marines recently killed in the Iraq War came from Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, President George W. Bush went there to be with families and friends of the fallen men. Listening to his televised speech at the Base, I found...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 17, 2023 | JACKSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, Uncategorized
I stepped off the bus in August 1957 to start a new life in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Looking up the street I noticed signs of Bars and Hock Shops. Glancing in the opposite direction I noted establishments of the same order. I walked into the Bus Station to...
