Dan Blosser
I'm sorry for this late posting but wanted to follow up Daryl Hall's posting with a memory of my own. I was on vacation when I heard of Gordo's passing and unable to attend his service. My heart ached when I heard the news. He is missed and I think of him often.
Gordon and I were life long friends. We shared the same school bus all through elementary, camped together and hung out as neighborhood kids and played sports together. What a great man and a man of deep faith. We shared so many memories together. Gordon and I spoke about a month before his passing and he was going to stop by on one of his frequent visits to his hometown. About a year before, he had stopped by to see me. As kids, we had built a tree house in a huge maple tree. He wanted to see that tree. He struggled to walk back to that tree which except for a rotted out stump was no longer there. He seemed saddened by what he saw and the memories of our youth flooded back. His only statement was: "Where have the years gone?" I agreed and said it seemed like yesterday that we were building it.
Daryl mentioned about Gordon's athletic ability but my special memory of that was his 40+ yard kick to beat North Carolina State at the end the game in Raleigh NC. I had transferred from Kent to a college in Tennessee and went to that game to see Gordon and my Brother Fred play. There were only about 200 Kent fans there and we all rushed the locker room after the game. Gordon was the hero.
One more special memory of Gordon was shortly after Martin was born and we invited Gordo and Elaine to our farm for a cookout. Gordon put Martins tiny little foot into his mouth to show how small it was. He got the biggest laugh and kick of of doing that. My deepest condolences to Elaine, Martin, Claire and the entire family. Gordon will be dearly missed.
Rest in Peace My Friend.
Dan Blosser
