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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Videos: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message Icon:                             Message: Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Stephanie[/i] [br]For any of you who cross the century lines and wear the blue or gray, here is an obituary you may be interested to read. Ben was very well-known in the CW reenacting circle. If any of you attended the services for the Hunley crew last spring, you may remember Ben wrote and recited a poem about the crew. Sgt. Gormley will be greatly missed. From the Gainesville (FL) Sun: Benjamin Robert Gormley Benjamin Robert Gormley of Brevard, N.C., died Wednesday in Royston, Ga., after an apparent heart attack. He was 59. Mr. Gormley was born in Lakeland and lived most of his life in Trenton. He was a poet and a Civil War sutler at re-enactments, selling poetry, books and other goods. He was the former owner/operator of Benjamin Gormley Funeral Home of Trenton. He was a member of the Sons of the Confederacy. Survivors include his wife, Kathleen Shipley Gormley of Brevard, N.C.; a daughter, Melanie M. Howe of Monticello; and sisters Kathy Brooks Bielling of Providence and Donna Jo Brooks of Cedar Key. Arrangements by Archer Funeral Home in Lake Butler. [/quote]    Upload an Image File From Your PC For Insertion in Your Post    -  HTML is OFF | Forum Code is ON   Check here to include your profile signature.