Thursday, September 5, 2019
Gerry Dalum was, with his wife, the amazing Clare Bailey, our dance instructor at DanceWithMe. They gave us the gifts of the pleasure of dance and the confidence to dance. They gave us and so many others far more than that - hospitality, community, dinners for dance friends, Christmas and New Year's parties, free lessons for Flash Mob dancing where we could strut our stuff - and sometimes tuna and salmon, brought back from Gerry's fishing trips. When Gerry left us, he left a dance community, built and nurtured over the past number of years. We will miss hearing him clearing his throat as he advanced on us to correct a step or a move, or to tell us to "step intentionally". We will miss watching Gerry and Clare dance with joy and flair. We will all weep when next we dance. We have their gifts to keep. Our condolences to Clare and to Gerry's family.
Joyce Green and Jim Johnson, Cranbrook
