Washington: Gerry

Gerry Collen took hundreds of pictures Saturday afternoon at The Swiss Pub, where a wake was held for Gayl Bertagni, the co-owner who died in an accident over the Memorial Day weekend.

I covered the wake and wrote a story for Sunday's paper.

Collen graciously provided some of the pictures. He posted 15 of them on our Web site, and provide a link to many more.

Here's a link to The News Tribune photo gallery.

And if I did this right, here is a link to Gerry's Gallery, where you'll find 155 more photos from the wake.

Here's the story that appeared in Sunday's paper.

Family, friends raise glasses to Swiss co-owner
Memorial: About 500 turn out to honor chef, mother who had ability 'to connect with anybody and everybody'

By Joseph Turner

Sunday,May 31, 2009
Edition: SOUTH SOUND, Section: Front Page, Page A01
Gayl Ann Bertagni, the Swiss Pub co-owner who died during Memorial Day weekend, still can hush a boisterous crowd of several hundred tavern patrons - at least, the mention of her name still can.