by Gerry Furgason | Feb 9, 2024 | FAMOUS PEOPLE, Uncategorized
Because he was my son Duion’s friend and classmate at Saint Xavier High School in Louisville, Kentucky and spent many hours in our Illinois Avenue home, I came to consider Frank Sadlo to be my Fourth son. Frank’s father was a Louisville lawyer and one...
by Gerry Furgason | Dec 17, 2023 | FAMILY, LOUISVILLE, Uncategorized
And then there was the morning that I received a call from D.J. who was at Durrett High School on Preston Street in Louisville, Kentucky. D.J. explained that his friend needed a ride home. The friend made the mistake of thinking classmates would enjoy meeting his pet...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 30, 2023 | KENTUCKY DERBY, Uncategorized
Birth Certificates listing Kentucky in the Place Of Birth section may not have “candidate for Derby Fever” typed in small print but all such documents might as well have that phrase spelled out in bold letters. Every Kentuckian...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 29, 2023 | Artists and Friends, FAMOUS PEOPLE, PAINTING YEARS, Uncategorized
The Kernen family had been racehorse fans since the time when Mr. Kernen owned a Tavern on Preston Street. The children were entertained by listening to customers who quoted odds and gave descriptions of lineage and muscle tone. So when Frank and his...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 24, 2023 | FAMILY, Uncategorized
“Make him stop that noise!” It was not the first time I would hear a relative utter that critical demand in early 1961 while gathered for a meal in the McKayStreet dining room. I looked over to see four-year-old, D.J. savoring his mashed...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 23, 2023 | PAINTING YEARS, Uncategorized
I have managed my later years in the same manner that I handled art shows. What is on the public display wall should be counted. Private items stashed behind the booth, although very necessary to put an organized display together, do not count and are not for...
