When standby calls came in at the Danville Crew, Gerald was the first to volunteer, and it was on a standby call that Gerald lost his life.<br />
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As Gerald and two other crew members were en route to standby at a local football game, the crew's station wagon crashed into the unlighted rear of a logging truck.<br />
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Gerald died 16 days later on October 29, 1967 from injuries he received in the accident. He was 27 years old. Gerald had been employed as a linotype machinist by the Register Publishing Company.<br />
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He left behind his wife, Glenda, and three daughters, Charisse, Elizabeth, and Lorie.<br />
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Honored 1996 |