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Gerring, Howard
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4 Mar. 1915-7 May 2006
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Howard Gerring, the only son of George and Gertrude Gerring, was born on March 4, 1915. He worked at the Toronto Daily Star, the Sudbury Star and at the Charters Publishing Company, before joining Saturday Night Press (SNP) in 1939. He retired in 1980.
Howard and and his wife, Daisy, were good friends of Alan and Ruth Collier. Howard Gerring and Mr. Collier were both members of the Toronto Arts and Letters Club. It was largely through the club that Howard and Daisy met so many artists who became their friends. When he retired in 1980, Gerring became the editor of the Club Newsletter, for the next 10 or so years. It was renamed the LAMPS Letter, with each letter of LAMPS standing for one of the arts - literature, acting, music, painting and sculpture. Howard also served on the Club executive.
Every summer, Mr. Collier and his wife traveled about Canada, both to see the country and to provide sketching opportunities for Mr. Collier. From 1956 until 1987, approximately, Mr. Collier wrote Gerring extensive letters describing their summer journey. Gerring saved these letters.
Howard married Daisy Porter in 1942, they had two children, Stephen and Joan. He died on May 7, 2006.
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