Gerald Passed
Gerald, my father-in-law, passed away a little after noon today.
After re-reading my last post about him I realized that it wasn’t very flattering of him. The fact is, though, that it was fairly accurate. It just didn’t mention the good things about him. I know of very few people that actually disliked him. He was a charmer and could talk to anyone. Everyone, even those that had something against him liked the man. I also know that even though he didn’t know how to show it he loved my wife and my two sons dearly. I think the biggest problem he had in maintaining relationships is that he did love deeply. If he thought one of his kids was making a mistake he would let them know and try to do everything he could to protect them from themselves. Unfortunately while he was good at flattery he was very bad at diplomacy.
I’m going to miss the man. I truely am. I’ll miss his charm and his foolishness but most of all I’ll miss his passion.
Fly home, Gerald. I’m really going to miss you.
General | Larry D. Burton | 20 June 2008 |
