It’s written on his gravestone out at Sunset Park Memorial."įrom reading past newspaper articles and talking to former colleagues, the sentiment was felt by the whole community. Lakewood,' while he was still alive and he honestly loved that. Everybody could afford it and the socializing was full of hometown spirit. He enjoyed bowling because it brought together every type of citizen rich men, poor men, powerful men, average workers. "He loved speaking with and spending time with the ‘people.' He loved to bowl and at any time belonged to 3 or 4 leagues at different bowling alleys. Among other things, he was exceedingly fair, often crossing party lines on city council if he thought an issue should be decided in a certain way. He was the most wonderful man I have ever known.
Usher t-shirts tells me, "My father was one of a kind.
It might be so subtle that you could only tell he was joking by the twinkle in his eyes."Īnd George Jr., the man I have been working with since the fall to re-release the George J. Merry shares, "He had a marvelous sense of humor, which he sometimes would incorporate into his stories. Usher - photo courtesy of The Usher FamilyĮlizabeth describes him as "charismatic, brilliant, honorable, honest, and friendly." His children will tell you he was the greatest man they knew. lived in a beautiful home on the west end of town. Usher, husband of Peggy and father of Merry, Elizabeth and George Jr. Let me introduce you to the man we never knew, over 40 years later. Usher will not only be missed by everyone he knew, but by the thousands who will never know him but will participate in softball or youth leagues, or benefit by some program he helped secure while on city council, or just wear an Usher T-shirt." "Lakewood lost one of its best known citizens last week. Lakewood.' They included a statement in that article that has stuck with me since I read it and is the main reason I am sharing this blog post with you today. Usher passed away, the Lakewood Sun Post’s headline was "City mourns passing of 'Mr. Lakewood - that was the nickname he had around town.
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