OBIT: Gerry "G.W." WHITMER, 2003, of interest in Somerset County, PA
  
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  GERRY WHITMER
  
  Gerry "G.W." Whitmer, 38, died May 11, 2003 at the Medical University
  in Charleston, S.C., from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident.
  Born June 15, 1964 in Centreville, Va., the youngest son of Daniel J.
  and Vivian J. Schaeffer Whitmer.  Survived by wife the former Nikki L.
  (Costea) Whitmer; parents of Luray, Va.; brothers, Daniel L. Whitmer
  and his wife, Anita of Fredericksburg, Va. and Allen Whitmer and his
  wife, Nila of Manassas, Va.; sister, Spring Busicchia and her
  husband, Russell of Centreville, brothers-in-law Brian Costea and his
  wife, Pam of Stoystown and Steve Costea and his wife, Beth of
  Somerset; sisters-in-law Jill Huff and her husband, Chris of
  Chantilly, Va. and Janine Stover and her husband, Ken of Freeport;
  numerous nieces and nephews and a large extended family.  He was a
  1982 graduate of Fairfax High School and had recently moved to Conway
  in November 2002.  A memorial service will be held 4 p.m. Sunday at
  the First Christian Church, 139 E. Main St. in Somerset.  Burial will
  be private.  The family will receive friends following the service. 
  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the MUSC Surgical Trauma
  Intensive Care Unit, 169 Ashley Ave., Charleston, S.C. 29425.  Send
  messages to the family at www.palmettofuneralhome.com.  Palmetto
  Funeral Home of Conway, S.C. is serving the family.
  
  Somerset Daily American, May 15, 2003
  
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