Monday, November 13, 2023
So many memories! I remember being a little kid and staying at Aunt Betty’s while mom & dad went to a class reunion. Kathy & Gordon weren’t married yet and were “babysitting us”. We kept getting out of bed and going to the living room and Gordon finally threatened to whip our tails if we came out of the room one more time!
I remember the summer my brother Danny and I stayed with Kathy and Gordon and then they drove us home. That’s when i learned to eat bagels and cream cheese.
Gordon and I talked a lot on the phone when we would be out on the road. I’d call to check in when I had a 4 hour drive to Norfolk in front of me to visit my daughter. Sometimes we’d talk 2-3 hours during those road trips.
Gordon was always a big burly guy to me as a child, but as I grew up i also realized he had a heart of gold. When Danny died he parked his truck and got on an airplane and was sitting at our kitchen table in Maryland 24 hours later. I’m not sure he ever really knew how much that meant to us!
We weren’t blood Gordon, but you were definitely my cousin! I’ll miss our chats- the long ones and just the quick hello every so often. Going to miss you but i’m glad you aren’t suffering & I hope you and Danny are having the biggest, loudest party up there! Show the angels how it’s done!
