[AT] Another member of our ranks has passed

[Cecil Bearden]

Charlie:
I can understand your pain as I had some old timers who were not only my 
mentors but good friends.   Rembering the good times with friends helps 
to ease the pain of loss.  We can only take solace in that he is not 
suffering now.

Cecil in OKla


On 2/15/2016 4:40 PM, charlie hill wrote:
> Most folks from ATIS will not know this fellow but many who also
> frequent the old engine sites, or did a few years back, will remember
> Gerald Johnson from Avery Co. in the NC Mountains.  He was my
> dear friend for many years and we talked by internet at least once and
> usually several times a day.  In recent years he developed a rare
> muscle wasting disease that not only made it hard for him to get around
> but also affected his heart.  He's had and recovered from several heart
> procedures in the last few years.   About 2 weeks ago he had surgery
> for a bleeding ulcer that caused him to loose a lot of blood.  He was back
> at home and recovering from that surgery when today he took a turn
> for the worse and died in route to the hospital in an ambulance.
>
> Gerald knew he didn't have much time left and he had hinted that to me
> many times.  I would just encourage him to take care of himself.   My mother
> is 97 and near her end as well.  Gerald prayed for her and for me every day.
>
> I just thought that those who knew him would want to know.
> I will miss him more than words can possibly express.
>
> Charlie Hill
>
>
>
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