Family Photos
Left: Jim and his sousaphone,
and Orange High School Band Uniform, c. 1959 Right: Jim's
grandson Al-Quadir Marsh and his sousaphone, out of uniform at
Central High School in Newark, NJ, 2013.
Summer 1979 - Chatham, NJ
LR: Bill, Claire, Mary holding baby Michael,
Cathy, Jim
LR- in the Apple Tree: Chris and Russell - not yet Wiz Kids
(1980), but members of the Washington Wizards
L-R: Brian, Ant, Claire, Russell with Kirk in background.
Grandmother Claire and her "Wiz
Boyz" in the Adirondacks, August 1982
Pop gives Fred a Flute Lesson - Christmas 1988, Cathy's Kitchen,
Chatham, NJ
Who's the leader of the band? Why it's Fred
Goode (Jim's son and Pop's grandson). Fred joined the East
Orange, NJ, Clifford J. Scott High School Band in (1989) and
almost immediately became the drum major. He's been leading East
Orange marching bands ever since.
Party Photo from the year 2000.
L-R: John B., Mary E., Jim, John O. Gerrish,
Cathy Ryan, Werner von Trapp
In 2009, Pop and Jim "ran away from
home" and "went on a joy ride" to rediscover
Nutley. Pop kept talking about taking a trip back to Nutley and
this was their big chance to escape from the grown-ups and
revisit the school where Pop first taught Band when he came to
New Jersey. Nothing bad happened and they got back home in time
for dinner only to discover that no one had missed them.
Picnic at Lake Champlain, June 19, 2010
L-R: Jim Gerrish, John O. Gerrish, Mary
Gerrish, Lizzie Ryan, Al-Quadir Marsh
Family members who spot
errors or ommissions, please contact Jim
Gerrish. Anyone who attended the
party and who has additional photos, video and information either
of a historic
nature or about the party,
please e-mail them to Jim
Gerrish.
On November 29th, 2010, Pop passed
away quietly in his sleep. Hold fast to the happy memories of
events like his 100th birthday party celebration and his music to
remember him by.
Museum caretakers: Jim Gerrish (#2 son of
John O. Gerrish) and Frederick
Goode (grandson of John O. Gerrish)
