JUST US TAXIDERMISTS

Two Trips, Two Friends

by Larry Goldman

GERRY McGAURAN HAS BEEN A FRIEND AND A CUStomer of ours for many years. He lives in County Cavan, Ireland. In a letter I wrote to him seventeen years ago, I suggested that since he was a member of the International Guild of Taxidermy (IGT), he should consider attending the annual convention, which was being held in Wisconsin that year. Since my wife, Barbara, and I would be driving to it, I also suggested that he would be welcome to return with us to our home in northeastern Minnesota to spend some time with us.

Gerry wrote back that he appreciated our invitation, but since it was a long way for him to travel and would be costly, he'd have to decline. About a month later, however, Gerry wrote us again and said he would be making the trip.

We met Gerry in person for the first time at the convention and we hit it off right away. During his stay with us we showed him the sights and I took him fishing. I don't remember if we caught any fish, but I do recall one evening on a local lake. It was twilight, a full moon in the early evening summer sky, and dead calm. We were a few yards from a...

...Continued in the Winter 2003 Issue of Breakthrough.

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