Gene-Elmore-Obituary

Gene Elmore

Monterey, California

1927 - 2015

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Gene ElmoreSeptember 6, 1927 ~ September 22, 2015Pacific Grove, CABeloved Carmel and Pacific Grove artist Gene Elmore died on Sept. 22 after a brief illness. He was 88. Gene was born in Finlay, Ohio, studied pre-med in college, and was an Army and Navy veteran of WWII. After the war Gene came to...

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my friend always.god speed.40 years or better.

A friend for 30 years - rare to find a person so consistently kind, generous and non-judgemental. He lived in a small PG house that was full of mementos from his active well-traveled life. In the midst of a conversation he would go to a certain drawer and pull out just the right item to complement the discussion - whether a recipe, photo, or souvenir - he knew where the memories of his life were safely kept and shared them. Telling a joke was one of his many joys. When conversation turned to...

Gene with portraits of younger self. Photo by David Royal, Monterey Herald 2014