March 1, 2011

There were 2 posts published on March 1, 2011 (this is page 1 of 1).

Gerry’s photo, uncropped

Mandy and Gerry at Kelly's 40th birthday dinner

The picture I just posted of Gerry has been a popular one amongst his family and friends. I don’t know how many people know that it was actually cropped from a larger picture taken at Kelly’s 40th birthday dinner. We had just finished a great meal at 18 Seaboard when I looked around and saw everyone was suddenly fiddling with their smartphones. What do you expect when a bunch of geeks get together?

Gerry got as big a kick out of this as I did and as you can see here, Mandy was being teased about it, too!

So … now you know the rest of the story!

A year without Gerry

Gerry Reid

Gerry Reid

Tomorrow marks the anniversary of a dark day for me. One year ago tomorrow, my close friend Gerry Reid was fatally injured in a horrific wreck on I-40. Gerry was like a brother to me and his sudden death shook me to the core.

I remember telling my brother, Jeff, and my friend, Scott, in a moment of misplaced optimism outside of the Duke ER, that one day we would look back on this and laugh. Well, that didn’t pan out. For months afterward, I would collapse into sobbing fits at the thought of my friend. Other times, thoughts of him would frequently pop into my mind during the day. “I wonder what Gerry would think of this” was always a popular saying among his friends. That didn’t change with his death.
Continue reading →