A little history on the design of the stone:
I was looking for something unique (like Gerry) to define the story of his life. Everything on this stone has traces of Gerry all through them. He designed our house and did all the interior work. He dreamed and designed his shop, which houses the fire trucks. He purchased the tractor when we finally moved home from Baltimore after the initial treatments. That is his truck that he always parked in the driveway, and it drove me nuts because we had two garages he could have parked inside. And the two trees over by the shop we planted as a family on Fathers Day in 2003, to mark our new beginning and second chance at life together. Now the flag pole was an impulse purchase that he and Tim just had to have at the Firemans Expo in Harrisburg a few years back. Now, if you look really close, double click on the image to zoom in, you can see the metal barn star on the front of the house, as well as the chicken coop and rocking chair.
At the top of the stone are two logos that were a very integeral part of Gerry. The one on the left is the logo for H. Wayne Givens & Sons, which is our farming operation. This partnership was started by Gerry and Wayne in 1997. On the left is the logo designed by the Laurel Fire Department that is displayed on the shop and a sign out in front of the Sycamore Road Sub-Station. The members are extremely proud of this logo, as am I!
I hope you enjoy this picture and can stop by to see it in real life...who would think that something so sad could bring soooo much joy to me...finally!!!!!!!!
Love Deanna
P.S. I still miss him every day =^(
