Gerald S.H. Lock alias Gerald St.Maur (1935-2022). In pace requiescat.
My wife and I got to know Gerald and his wife Edna very well in 2018 when he was putting together his memorable, two-volume Collected Poetry collection. We spent several evenings together at the Upper Crust and at the University of Alberta Faculty Club where one of Gerald’s artworks has long been featured on a prominent wall.
I first met Gerald after a Haven Reading when he befriended me and asked if I would write the above introduction to his works. We talked often and, at length, and he was very interested in poetry and poetics. The last time we met for coffee at Second Cup, he shared with me a well-thought-out prose piece on Wisdom.
Gerald was a remarkably talented man who had worked in the Arts after a career in Science, bridged by his time as Dean of Interdisciplinary Studies at U of A. He was a good reader and a perpetual hail-fellow-well-met. I will miss him and our interesting conversations. He was an exceptionally kind and friendly man: a true pleasure to know and engage with.
My and my wife’s sincere condolences to Edna and his family.
The Last Word goes to Gerald:
