May God bless you and your...
I knew Gaylord from 42 years ago as a brand new wood pattern maker apprentice at Caterpillar Mapleton. Lucky for me my 1st bench, in a shop of 50 journeymen, was diagonal and 1 back behind his. "Quiet wisdom and immense talent as a skilled tradesman" the words say.... that is Gaylord exactly. "Best pattern maker in the shop" several told me. That's a tall order; everybody was VERY skilled. I was kind of scared at first; asking Gaylord questions was not to be wasted. As I learned and...
Randy Benway
November 27, 2023 | Work


