RIP Jim

I was sorry to see a FB posting about the sudden death of Jim Gerland. I had just been texting with him on FB recently about some of the Buffalo Free-Net and Library flyers I had been posting. Jim was one of the original founders of the Buffalo Free-Net along with Neil Yerkey who was a faculty member at the library school at UB.I knew both of these guys very well and worked with both of them extensively.

Neil Yerkey had passed away a couple of years ago at the age of 85. Jim was just a couple of months older than me.

I worked with Jim on a lot of issues with the Free-Net and served on several committees. Jim was always great to work with.

His memorial wake was yesterday and I was sorry not to be able to go there and pay my respects to his family. I did know his son Jay also but we had a five grandchildren with us all day and into the evening and there was just no way I could get away even for a couple of hours.

The picture of Jim here is from the early 90's when I was working with him.