Aid John Gilmore in His Time of Grief

Hey, my name is Brooke. I am the first daughter of John Gilmore, and he is who I am starting this for due to his recent loss of his long time spouse.

In the early morning hours on December 6, 2024, Jerri “LeAnne” Glass was en route home, my father's house. As she approached her nearing exit, tragedy struck as a wrong-way driver impacted her car head-on, killing her instantly.

Born and raised in Jenks, LeAnne was an only child. Into adulthood, LeAnne settled in Coweta until she would meet my father. Their relationship stemmed back to the year 2010, where they were not just long-time co-workers at OTL-UPT but also friends that turned to life companions. Quickly moving to Muskogee, their relationship grew quickly. They had a shared passion for the oil and gas transportation industry. But, LeAnne's biggest love was her OU Football, 80’s hair band concerts, and she would never turn down a trip to town. Though she never had kids of her own, she stayed young at heart and spread enthusiasm everywhere.

Our story goes much deeper than that... this is the second time my father has lost a spouse to a wrong-way driver.

23 years ago, on July 25, 2001, in Logan County, my very own mother, Jennifer Lynn Gilmore, who at the time was eight months pregnant with twins, was hit head-on and all three were killed on impact.

To see my father have to relive his largest life trauma has been nothing but sickening.

Anyone who knows my father knows he will literally give you the clothing off his own back. This loss is different this time; his own recent health and ailments have restricted him from working a typical job, thus impacting his means for daily life and its cost.

So in turn, we are completely unprepared for this loss. Sadly, we currently don't have the money to cover the cost of even a cremation, but we want to lay her to rest properly.

Our goal is enough to cover the bare minimum for a proper funeral, but now our next worry is the bills that will be compromised in these coming months. My father is at risk for losing his property and LeAnne was the one working to save it! This property is the sole livelihood of my father and his business.

My hope is to surpass our goal enough that my dad can actually take the time off he needs to in order to rest and mourn.

At this time, I'm not really sure what else there is to be said, other than the urgent need of our blended communities to come together for the one man who has kept us all together.

Thank you to anyone and everyone who is able to support our family during this time of loss and tragedy.