Humans of Richmond recently ran across Jerry and Savoonga:
“Well — I originally lived in New York, but umm, I lived in Colorado most of my life and Idaho. And I came to Richmond — I was passing through and I saw the Visual Arts Center advertisement about making art and stuff — ‘cause i do jewelry. And I did this piece right here. It’s a piece, it’s called ‘man with a heart.’
And umm, I’ve been on this block for five years. And it’s beautiful — I’ve seen this neighborhood change drastically, you know?
And I think that Richmond is starting to come to its core of umm, say reality — as far as people are concerned and economics and that kind of thing. Businesses coming in, you know? No longer having that stigma of being a place where drugs and all that happening, you know? That’s not happening — especially in this part of the neighborhood. Yeah, I really enjoy Richmond… I really enjoy it.”
“He’s a Siberian Husky with a little wolf in him — and his name is Savoonga.”
Sah-boon-gah?
“S-A-V-O-O-N-G-A. And it’s from an island that’s between Alaska and Russia and the English name is called St. Lawrence. But in Eunuch, it’s called Savoonga. And that’s how I gave him his name.”
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I love Jerry and Savoonga! Both Jerry and I share the burden of recovering from tearing our Achilles Tendons while having highly demanding Huskies. Glad to see you back out and about again!
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Jerry! Good to see you.
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One of the nicest (and coolest) Gent’s you could ever meet. His laid back, congenial personality and artistic talent are just some the qualities that make him such a great neighbor. Please thank him for his brave Service to our country next time he & Savoonga cross your path. See you at the 522 Badminton court (w/beverage) Jer!
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You couldn’t have picked a better person(& dog) to profile!!! He is one of my favorite people of all time and I’m so lucky to have them as neighbors!
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