Archived from the Orlando Sentinel:

GREGORY E. GERKE, 40, 2765 New York St., Melbourne, died Saturday, Jan. 11, 1997 in a motorcycle accident. Mr. Gerke was a program manager for Harris Airport Systems. Born in Ocala, he moved to Central Florida in 1962. He was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Melbourne. Survivors: wife, Linda; daughter, Leigh, Melbourne; son, Nolen, Melbourne; parents, Robert and Bonnie, Lake City; brother, Gary, Lake City; sister, Robin Parr, Gainesville. Brownlie & Maxwell Funeral Home, Melbourne.