Gerrit Marten Arends, age 62 of Shelbyville, was suddenly taken from his loving family in Lufkin, Texas on June 8, 2013 after a brief illness and now rests in the arms of Jesus. Gerrit was born in the Netherlands and immigrated to the U.S. in 1964. He served in the infantry U.S. Army during the Vietnam Conflict. For many years he was a salesman who enjoyed working with people and over time found he enjoyed the road as a truck driver for Greenway Transportation. He will be missed by all his...
Gerrit Marten Arends, age 62 of Shelbyville, was suddenly taken from his loving family in Lufkin, Texas on June 8, 2013 after a brief illness and now rests in the arms of Jesus. Gerrit was born in the Netherlands and immigrated to the U.S. in 1964. He served in the infantry U.S. Army during the Vietnam Conflict. For many years he was a salesman who enjoyed working with people and over time found he enjoyed the road as a truck driver for Greenway Transportation. He will be missed by all his...