What to know about Gerry Turner
Gerry (pronounced like Gary) is a retired restaurateur from Indiana.
Turner's bio on ABC describes the senior as someone who is: "often busy hosting barbecues, playing pickleball, cheering on his favorite Chicago sports teams, four-wheeling, and spending time with friends and family at restaurants and local haunts."
Before his hunt for love, Gerry was married to his high school sweetheart, Toni.
The two tied the know in 1974 and were married for 43 years before she sadly passed in 2017 from a bacterial infection.
Speaking with GMA about his late wife, Gerry said: "She got robbed. Every day that goes by, that's the thought I have. I have her picture on a dresser in my closet. Every morning I give her the nod, 'So what do you think about this?'
"For a while, it was like I was having a hard time figuring out if she would be OK. But we always told each other, when one of us goes, we want the other one to be happy."
Throughout their lengthy marriage, the couple welcomed two daughters together.
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