Gerald Christopherson - a Life

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This is the picture show shown at Gerry Christopherson's Memorial Service

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Gerald Alan Christopherson - a Life - : 

Gerald Alan Christopherson - a Life - October 28th, 1932†January 12th, 2010

Slide 2: 

Age 1

Slide 3: 

Age 2

Bathtime on the farm, Summer 1934 : 

Bathtime on the farm, Summer 1934

Slide 5: 

“Helping” older brother & sister pick potato bugs on the farm, ~1935

Slide 6: 

Family portrait, ~1939

Slide 7: 

Football Irene High School

Slide 8: 

Senior picture Irene High School

Slide 9: 

Singing ~1951

Slide 10: 

Singing with Augie Choir to Richard Nixon

Slide 12: 

Augustana College skit

Slide 13: 

Air Force cadet

Slide 14: 

The cadet and his new girlfriend, Anne

Slide 15: 

Air Forceflight school

Slide 16: 

Jet flight school

Slide 17: 

First solo

Slide 18: 

Gerry & Anne 1954

Slide 19: 

Engaged! Dec. 29th 1956

Slide 20: 

New Fiancées Christmas 1956

Slide 21: 

The love of his life, Anne Davonne

Slide 22: 

May 31st, 1957

Slide 23: 

May 31st, 1957First Lutheran ChurchSioux Falls

Slide 24: 

Newlyweds

Slide 25: 

New parents

Slide 26: 

Dad

Slide 27: 

Ordination Day, 1964

Slide 28: 

Dad

Slide 29: 

Home in Mitchell SD

Slide 30: 

Newly arrived in Sturgis, SD

Slide 31: 

Rev. Gerald A. Christopherson….

Slide 32: 

…better known as “Pastor Chris”

Slide 33: 

(yes, he had to shave it off) Captain Chris

Slide 34: 

SD Army National Guard Chaplains

Slide 35: 

Four siblings, 1988

Slide 36: 

Dad

Slide 37: 

Friend

Slide 38: 

At home in Rapid City

Slide 39: 

Dad

Slide 40: 

Brother

Slide 41: 

Husband

Slide 42: 

Friend

Slide 43: 

Four siblings & spouses, Madison, SD

Slide 44: 

Colonel Christopherson

Slide 45: 

Cousin

Slide 46: 

Norwegian

Slide 47: 

Husband

Slide 48: 

Friend

Slide 49: 

Husband

Slide 50: 

Pilot

Slide 51: 

Pastor Chris

Slide 52: 

New Grampa

Slide 53: 

Husband and Grampa

Slide 54: 

A sight seen… but rarely

Slide 55: 

Grampa

Slide 56: 

Grampa

Slide 57: 

Napping with Grampa

Slide 58: 

Husband

Slide 59: 

Uncle Gerry

Slide 60: 

Dad

Slide 61: 

Husband

Slide 62: 

Grampa

Slide 63: 

Grampa

Slide 64: 

What a nice coincidence

Slide 65: 

Helping granddaughter master the finer points of Power-Napping

Slide 66: 

70th Birthday (you shoulda seen the tail!)

Slide 67: 

Celebrating 50 years of marriage

Slide 68: 

Hawaii - 50th Anniversary

Slide 69: 

75th Birthday

Slide 70: 

Before the cancer

Slide 71: 

Last Birthday – October 2009

Slide 72: 

Grampa

Slide 73: 

Grampa’s last Christmas

Slide 74: 

Happy Grampa

Slide 75: 

Husband

Slide 76: 

Dad

Slide 77: 

Grampa

Slide 78: 

Brother

Slide 79: 

Uncle

Slide 80: 

Cousin

Slide 81: 

Pastor

Slide 82: 

Friend

Slide 83: 

We love you We miss you