Gene was a very special person in my life dating way back to when we were kids at our cottage in Stickney Ridge. Many years ago we had fun running the dunes with my Buick dune scooter at Silver lake. Later June and I camped with Peggy and Gene in our travel trailers several times at various parks. Gene and I had fun hunting together at various times even though we weren't too successful. We probably spent most of our time together fishing either on the big lake for salmon or on the ice in the winter time for perch.
I will never forget Gene, he was a very important person in my life. I will miss him greatly.
Gerald Bottema