Mike Gehrke

“When Jan was living in Madison, I brought my bike along with me on a visit. We rode out into a hilly area outside of town & he proceeded to kick my butt on the climbs. (& I thought I was a hot biker) To his credit, he didn’t rub it in, just went on being his low-key self.”

“For a while, Jan operated a small gallery in the space adjoining his living area. He gave me a one-person show of my photographs. He was always doing cool stuff like that — what a guy!!”