Happy birthday,  Gail.  I miss you every day!❤️💋😘

Just found out about her passing.  Gail was vibrant, intriguing always with a smile and gigantic laughter.  We became friends and bonded when she joined the FAA family.  We prayed together and traveled together for several years.  I will miss her smile that could light up any room and the times when met to share a meal.  She was a woman with a kind heart and I will miss her.

I was Gail’s boyfriend during the final months of her life. Gail was unaware of her health condition when we met. I was fortunate to meet Gail on Match.com. After corresponding for a time, we had our first date at Picasso’s (our favorite restaurant) on December 28, 2022, and fell in love with each other. Two lonely people had managed to find each other. I knew Gail was special, and one of a kind. I was totally smitten with her. She was extremely intelligent, caring, loving, sweet, and stunningly beautiful. Her smile was amazing, big, bright, beguiling, and radiant. I believe it could melt the hardest of hearts. She was everything any man could ask for. Gail was truly one of a kind, a gem, and I was fortunate she chose to love me. When we were together, we always had a wonderful time, always. I am grateful for those memories. Gail was spontaneous, energetic, a free spirit, super cool, funky, and as one of my friends said “vivacious.” She was always ready to explore and have adventures. She loved stopping at the Gelato shop near my home and getting a Limon gelato. She loved creative people, and they loved her equally. We had plans to make art together. She wanted to learn to play the ukelele. We planned to write a book together. Everywhere we went people gravitated towards her and fell in love with her. She helped the homeless by volunteering at a Thrift store every Monday. She was a giver. She exuded love wherever she went. My only regret is that we did not have more time together. My favorite names for Gail were “sweetheart” and “beautiful”. She called me “cowboy” because she loved my blue Mustang. I will treasure our love story for the rest of my life. Thankfully, it is documented in our correspondence. Gail lived love every day of her life. She was a bright light of pure love in this world. That light illuminated my path when I walked beside her. Rest in peace sweetheart, I’ll always love you. Stan.

My beloved Gail, the most Shrineworthy goddess of all time,

 My life changed in remarkable and beautiful ways the moment we met some two decades ago. You became my most cherished mentor and friend. I’ll leave you with a few simple things, as  we never were any good at leaving anything unspoken between us! So many times we laughed until we cried, or cried until we could laugh again. I’ll Thank you, dahling 💕🥂☮️

I know we’ll find each other again. Thank you for teaching me.And most importantly, thank you for loving me.

I’ll carry your magic wand forward in this world, as you did when you were here. I will see you in the moonlight. Until next time, peace be with you and all of us who will miss you so. ❤️❤️💋💋🥂🥰

May the peace of our Lord shower upon your entire family as we miss the love of our dear Gail. She was a phenomenal co- worker with a zeal for excellence in everything she did. Her energy and smile would light up a room. May God bless all as you cherish her memory. 

Gail was a true friend of my heart. We met when her son Chad and my Geoffrey were in preschool together. We worked together in parents club at New World School and became close friends. We shared many interests including astrology and other of life’s mysteries. They eventually led us to enroll together in college and we took our first classes together and shared our many anxieties about what we were trying to do. We continued to support each other as we split into our separate displins, Gail in law and I in psychology clear through our advanced degrees. I can honestly say I’m not sure I would have made it without Gail’s undying support. She always so lovingly supported those around her with a confidence in anything they chose to do. Later we went through mediation training together and eventually did mediations together in my psychotherapy practice. Gail went on to do many legal mediations successfully. She was so so smart. We had many great adventures together with the other goddesses and even occasionally included the consorts. I will miss Gail beyond what I can express. Her great energy and loving heart made my life a joy and I can’t imagine life without her. Be at peace my dear friend. ❤️

Gail was such a force and supported her friends verbally and non-verbally with unconditional love.  She will be greatly missed!

I am so sorry to hear about Gail. I did not know her well but wished I had known her better. She came to a few meetings I attended. She started out in a group of strangers but her warmth, curiosity, and sense of decency won us over so quickly. I think Gail made the world a better place. 

Cousin Gail was the life of every party and was in everyone’s heart.  She will be greatly missed. 

I love Gail beyond measure. We have had so many wonderful adventures!! Concerts, oh wow!! Santana, Train, Eagles, Tom Petty, Bonjovi, Rob Thomas, Sting, and so many more. Travels to Florence, Italy, Taos, NM, MANY times, Santa Fe NM, Charleston, Nashville, Washington, DC, Hawaii, and probably some place I forgot.  We enjoyed interesting shops and art. Laughed at the silliest things.

We have cried together and laughed together. We have watched children grow and grandchildren grow, even some greats in the mix. We have shared some wonderful friends. Goddesses of unequaled coolness, including Judith Allen, Jan Hardwick, Jennifer Dempsey, Christy Johnson, me (Marla Walker) and of course, Gail.  

I am so happy to be able to count Gail as one of my friends and will forever hold the memory of her in my heart. She was a Shrine-worthy Goddess of Unequaled Coolness for sure. I will miss her for the rest of my life.

“They” say that One Best Friend changes a Million Things.  This describes my feelings about my lifelong friendship with Gail.  I wish I could hear her hearty laugh once more.  I wish I could tell her I love her once more.  I wish I could get a big bear hug from her once more.  I wish I could get just one more love-filled, funny text with all the exclamation points, heart and kisses emojis.   We had a special friendship that I will cherish the rest of my days.  Gail made me a better person.  I will miss her forever.  I love you, Gail.  Always have.  Always will.  To Chad, Cindy, Diane, and her 3 precious granddaughters, may good memories help to lessen your pain at this most difficult time.