I met Gerry and her husband George when I lived in New York City with my first husband Steve Addiss. Gerry taught me to make the cornshuck dolls that I now make for a living. She had learned them from May Ritchie in Viper KY. The last time I saw her was after my shop was hit by a tornado. She came down and spent a week with Neil and I, painting a beautiful stencil on the kitchen ceiling. It is called..."With a Song in My Heart"

I too am a member of the Golden Ring and will miss her very much. She and George will be making a very special Golden Ring now in Heaven that I hope I will be able to join when I get there. With Fond Memories Mary