Shelburne woman had the best laugh around, and her children were the stars in her story
Gail Marie Greer, 68, of Shelburne, Vt., went to sleep on Monday night and never woke back up. She was born in Burlington, Vt., on September 9, 1956, to her father, Edward, and her incredible mother, Maryanne Olsaver. A true Old North End girl through and through, Gail was never afraid to speak her mind, as many friends and neighbors could attest, having once, as a child, shouted from her fence, “Hey, everyone, I got bugs!” while being in quarantine from a lice infestation. Friends would recall that she was never afraid to get into mischief and had the best laugh around. Gail was a graduate of Burlington High School in 1974, and it was only a few years later, in 1978, that she met her future husband, (Earl) Fred Greer. One night while out at Tuts Bar, a biker (Fred) asked her to dance, and after one night together they were never apart. The two would spend the next almost 30 years together living a wild and fun-filled life, including regular trips to Montréal, bailing Fred out of trouble, and raising their two children, Matthew and Hannah. Fred and Gail parted ways in 2007 but remained close friends. To those who knew her, she was caring, fun, hilarious and, for someone who thought at a young age she didn’t want children, one hell of a mother. She faithfully loved, cared for and embarrassed her children regularly, constantly worrying about them. She loved telling anyone who would listen about her infamous Joe Pesci sex dream, regularly texting Hannah very obvious weather updates with reminders to dress appropriately, and always offering to cook something for any of their friends. Gail worried about her children anytime they were out of her sight. Her worry was so intense that it garnered a family-famous drawing of two big arms with blemishes on them captioned “MY MOM BIG WORRY WART.” At times it was hard for them to see because she loved so hard (and was equally as stubborn), but if you asked anyone who knew her, they would tell you it was obvious that her children were the stars in her story. She is survived by her two children, Matthew (Colchester) and Hannah (Burlington); her partner of 18 years, Brian Hanson (Shelburne); ex-husband, Fred Greer (South Burlington); younger sister Jeana “Jippy” Lavallee (Lincoln); many nieces and nephews; and one granddaughter. She was predeceased…
Shelburne woman had the best laugh around, and her children were the stars in her story
Gail Marie Greer, 68, of Shelburne, Vt., went to sleep on Monday night and never woke back up. She was born in Burlington, Vt., on September 9, 1956, to her father, Edward, and her incredible mother, Maryanne Olsaver. A true Old North End girl through and through, Gail was never afraid to speak her mind, as many friends and neighbors could attest, having once, as a child, shouted from her fence, “Hey, everyone, I got bugs!” while being in quarantine from a lice infestation. Friends would recall that she was never afraid to get into mischief and had the best laugh around. Gail was a graduate of Burlington High School in 1974, and it was only a few years later, in 1978, that she met her future husband, (Earl) Fred Greer. One night while out at Tuts Bar, a biker (Fred) asked her to dance, and after one night together they were never apart. The two would spend the next almost 30 years together living a wild and fun-filled life, including regular trips to Montréal, bailing Fred out of trouble, and raising their two children, Matthew and Hannah. Fred and Gail parted ways in 2007 but remained close friends. To those who knew her, she was caring, fun, hilarious and, for someone who thought at a young age she didn’t want children, one hell of a mother. She faithfully loved, cared for and embarrassed her children regularly, constantly worrying about them. She loved telling anyone who would listen about her infamous Joe Pesci sex dream, regularly texting Hannah very obvious weather updates with reminders to dress appropriately, and always offering to cook something for any of their friends. Gail worried about her children anytime they were out of her sight. Her worry was so intense that it garnered a family-famous drawing of two big arms with blemishes on them captioned “MY MOM BIG WORRY WART.” At times it was hard for them to see because she loved so hard (and was equally as stubborn), but if you asked anyone who knew her, they would tell you it was obvious that her children were the stars in her story. She is survived by her two children, Matthew (Colchester) and Hannah (Burlington); her partner of 18 years, Brian Hanson (Shelburne); ex-husband, Fred Greer (South Burlington); younger sister Jeana “Jippy” Lavallee (Lincoln); many nieces and nephews; and one granddaughter. She was predeceased…