RIP

Jeffery Michael Gibson, 58
Memorial services for Jeffrey Michael Gibson, 58, of Monroe, LA will be at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at St. Alban's Episcopal Church, with Father Lawrence F. Braden and Father George Walker officiating. A celebration of Jeff's life will immediately follow in McClain Fellowship Hall.

The family will receive guests from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Tuesday March 25, 2008 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, 1200 Lamy Lane, Monroe, LA

Jeffrey was born January 4, 1950 and died March 22, 2008. He grew up in Westerville, OH, graduated from Ohio State University with a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master in photography and cinema. He began his teaching career at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, as writer, director, and instructor for the film production unit. There he produced numerous film projects and taught students in the advanced film production sequence. Jeffrey worked with Iowa Public Broadcasting to produce numerous films and videos including American Dream: American Reality and There Once Was a River Called Missouri, both of which were aired nationwide via PBS satellite.

Jeffrey was recruited by the University of Louisiana at Monroe and taught a wide variety of courses in television and film production as well as film analysis and criticism, electronic media criticism, script writing, and mass communication ethics. After 25 years, he retired from ULM in 2007 as a tenured associate professor.

Jeffrey was an avid power boater and sailor most of his life. He assisted with teaching boat smart and seamanship courses for the Ouachita Sail and Power Squadron and single-handedly taught a sailing course. He served as Commander of the Ouachita Sail & Power Squadron. He was an active member in the Iron Mountain Yacht Club on Lake DeGray in Arkansas for 25 years where he enjoyed competitive sailing and served as Iron Mountain Yacht Club Commodore for four years.