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Meet Brothers in the Cross Gere Flick Baritone Gere is our resident Yankee, having performed in church choirs for 52 years. Gere's singing career started at the age of 8 in a men and boys choir in New Jersey. The choir performed on the Ed Sullivan show in the 50's. Gere is married to Carol, his wife of 38 years. He has three children: John, a lawyer practicing in Massachusetts; Jamie, the real vocalist in the family who is studying for a Masters of Music in voice and choral conducting; and Jennifer, a proud at-home mom. Gere and Carol are both members of the Chancel Choir at Morris Memorial United Methodist Church in Charleston, WV. Contact Gere at gere@brothersinthecross.com   Ron Brooks Lead Was the lead singer for R & B Group, the Montereys, with several records on the Dominion label in the 60's. Married to wife Kay, Ron has one daughter, Temple, who is an actress with two movies to her credit. Ron is a member of the Chancel Choir at Morris Memorial United Methodist Church in Charleston, WV, and is currently recording with D & R Studios as a member of the Brothers in the Cross Gospel Quartet. Contact Ron at ron@brothersinthecross.com   Jim Kautz Bass Native of Charleston's West Side, Jim first became interested in music in elementary school band. He continued as a trumpet player throughout Junior and Senior High School. Returning to music in the Chancel Choir at Bream Memorial Presbyterian Church in 1981, Jim embraced choral music at Bream and later at Morris Memorial United Methodist as a Chancel Choir and Praise Band Member. Jim is married to the former Ann Singleton of Charleston and enjoys hunting and fishing in his spare time. Contact Jim at jim@brothersinthecross.com     Larry White Tenor Larry has been the Minister of Music at Morris Memorial United Methodist Church in Charleston, WV for over 20 years. Larry and his wife Kathy have three children Michelle, Candice, and Jonathan who are also active in the church. He sang with his wife Kathy, in a gospel group called New Vision for 22 years and with another group called Young Inspirations for about 6 years. A few years ago he assembled a new group from his church choir (Ron, Gere, and Jim) and the Brothers in the Cross was formed. He has written all the music on their first CD and gives God all the credit. Contact Larry at larry@brothersinthecross.com   Rick White Bass Guitarist and Recording Engineer Rick played bass for a gospel group called New Vision for 15 years and has played for Brothers in the Cross since they formed. His passion however is recording, which he has been doing for the past seven years. Three years ago when he and his wife Deborah built a new home, they turned part of the basement into a home recording studio called D&R (Deborah and Rick). He is also the sound technician for Morris Memorial United Methodist Church in Charleston. Rick, his wife Deborah, her daughter Danielle and their dog Dazy Mae, live in Charleston. Contact Rick at rick@brothersinthecross.com   Back Home | Buy the CD | Contact Info | Photographs