Born: January 13, 1916

Hutchinson, Kansas

Died: October 11, 1942

Schenectady, New York

Gene (left) and Robert

Gene and fiancee Jean Cummings, September 5, 1942

Gene and Jean were killed in an airplane crash in 1942, approximately a month after the above picture was taken. A newspaper clipping from Schenectady describes this sad event.