Roman Catholic
Gerald
Attended St. Benedict School in Strasburg, ND.
Graduated from Emmons Central in 1967.
B.S. in Secondary Education, Biology and Chemistry.
Two and a half years graduate school in Horticulture at
North Dakota State University and at Southern Illinois
University.
One year in seminary at Quincy Francisian College in
Quincy, Illinois. Four years in religious formation with
the Franciscans from August 1979 to November 1983.
Sandra
B.S. in Social Work from Cleveland State University.
Gerald
Worked in Horticulture since 1973 except for 3 years when
in formation (1 year seminary, 1 year Noviatate, and 1 year
apostolic ministry).
Sandra
Rehibilation services in social work -
work as a counselor in a adjustment program at Nature's Bin
in Lakewood, Ohio for disabled people.
Gerald
U.S. Army from August 1971 to August 1973 - stationed in
Germany.
Some history of heart attacks on the Lovelace side.
Gerald
went to the Franciscan seminary in Quincy, Ill from August
1979 to June 1980. He went to the Noviatiate in Oak Brook,
Illinois in 1980. the Franciscan Institute at St.
Bonaventure's in Oleen, N.Y. In the summer of 1980, he went
to Indianapolis, Indiana for one year and then he went to
Cleveland, Ohio in 1983. He worked as a horticulture
therapist at Nature's Bin in Lakewood, Ohio while living
with several Franciscan Friars at St. Joseph Franciscan
Church in Cleveland, Ohio. He left the Franciscan religious
community in December of 1983. He was married at St.
Joseph's Franciscan church on June 9, 1984 to Sandy L.
Lovelance and moved to Lakewood, Ohio. He has worked in
horticulture - both in the wholesale and retail areas ever
since. He is currently employed as a garden center manager
at Cahoon Nursery in Westlake, Ohio. He and his wife Sandy
are still very acitve at their parish church (St. Vincent
de Paul in Elyria, Ohio). They are involved in retreat
programs, precara team members, R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian
Initiation) and do the activities at the parish and
school.
Gerry has served as a Master Gardner for Lorain county from
1990 to the present. He teaches horticulture classes at a
local community college and other locations throughout the
N. E. Ohio area.