In Memory of Jerry Gray

The angel of death stalked Jerry in 2006, taking with her his twin brother and wife. The devastation left Jerry deeply depressed, leading him to escape from home to life on the streets. His doctor encouraged him to “stay busy” to keep his grief at bay. Jerry began working with HHH clean-up efforts. His dynamic nature and commitment made him a natural leader for the clean-up crew, when his predecessor had to step away from the post. With his passion for cleaning-up our streets, the mere presence of Jerry could cause of group of individuals to scurry to pick up their litter. Jerry completed his first radio interview in November ’07, and found that he was also a natural media spokesperson.

In 2009, the angel of death came back for Jerry. He fought against diabetes and congestive heart failure, but died on June 20, 2009. We will miss Jerry's kindness, commitment, and laughter. Thank you, Jerry, for all the gifts you shared with HHH.

HHH Dance Full of Fun!

HHH pulled of another successful dance - bringing together the housed and homeless for a night of fun and conversation. While the turnout was smaller than in years past, the dancing was no less impassioned. Beyond the bridge-building that occurred, the group was also successful in raising almost $1,000 to go towards the trip to Washington, DC later this month for the National Alliance to End Homelessness Conference. A huge thank you to St. Martin's Epsicopal for hosting us and to Extranganza Events & Props for the incredibly generous donation of all our decorations.

WFAE reporter Julie Rose put together a great report about the dance that you can listen to at:

http://www.wfae.org/wfae/19_100_0.cfm?id=5237&action=display

See below for more photos:

County Commissioner George Dunlap showing off his smooth moves.

Stapleton-Davidson Interns Jacqui and Willie. Jacqui won this year's HHH dance contest.

Patsy Kinsey, City Council Represetnative, cuts a rug.

A crowd gathers around the HHH board, to learn more about the group's work.

At-Large County Commissioner Dan Murray, refreshes with some punch.