An Obituary

Sadly I post an obituary from the Norfolk newspaper concerning the death of the husband of Linda Boyd Gaskins of our class:

Curtis Lee Gaskins, Chesapeake
Thursday, Feb. 10, 2005
(c) The Virginian-Pilot

Curtis Lee Gaskins, 61, went home to be with his Lord Feb. 8, 2005, in
Norfolk. Born in New Bern, N.C., he was the son of Bertha F. Gaskins and the
late George C. Gaskins. Curtis was a current member of Centerville Baptist
Church, Chesapeake, and had served on the building committees for numerous
other churches in Norfolk and Chesapeake. He had been involved in the
construction business for more than 40 years and was the owner of C.L.
Gaskins General Contractor for 20 years. Curtis will be remembered for his
generous nature, the ability to make others laugh and the love for his wife,
children, grandchildren and canine grandpups. Survivors include his loving
wife of 40 years, Linda Boyd Gaskins; his son, David Gaskins and wife
Michelle; two daughters, Kim Dove and husband Tim and Judy Old and husband
Ron, all of Chesapeake; two sisters, Sonja Provencial and husband Don and
Betty Holton and husband Dallas, all of New Bern, N.C.; five grandchildren,
Marshall, Courtney, Wade, Dillon and Wyatt. The funeral will be conducted at
2 p.m. Friday at Oman Funeral Home & Crematory, Great Bridge Chapel, 653
Cedar Road, Chesapeake. The Rev. David Shelton will officiate. The interment
will follow in Chesapeake Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends
from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial
donations may be made to the Centerville Baptist Church Building Fund, 908
S. Centerville Turnpike, Chesapeake, VA 23322. Friends are invited to sign
the guest book online at www.omanfh.com .

Six of us from the class made a donation to the church building fund and two of us and our spouses were able to attend the services. We are all saddened.