Lloyd Brent Gilliom
And now for some sad news that hits very close to home: Lloyd Brent Gilliom, a member of the MauiTime ohana, passed away on the morning of Wednesday, May 16. He was 71.
For most of Hawaii, Lloyd is the father of Amy Hanaiali’i Gilliom and Eric Gilliom, two of Maui’s biggest and most popular musicians. But he was also a straight-shooting working man who worked with his hands and did real labor (he was the proprietor of Maui Sandblasting and Maui Monument Granite).
Since August 2010, Lloyd was also one of MauiTime’s circulation drivers–one of just a handful of individuals who, each week, actually distributes the stacks of MauiTime to our various boxes and circ locations around the island. It’s not an easy job, and requires a good deal of manual labor, but Lloyd really took to it.
“He was such a strong, proud man,” said Tommy Russo, MauiTime’s publisher. “I really wish I had the chance to get to know him better. It was very cool to hear stories from the road, from when he was out delivering papers.”
Put simply, Lloyd was a good man. We depended on him to help deliver our work each to week to our readers, and he never let us down. We will miss him dearly.
“Lloyd never met anyone he did not like, and he cared about everyone he came into contact with,” said Mimi Gilliom, his wife of 53 years, in a statement on the passing sent out by Pae ‘Aina Commuications.
Services and arrangements are pending.
Photo of Lloyd Gilliom courtesy of the Gilliom family
7 Comments
May 17, 2012
sad!
May 17, 2012
My prayers are with his family.
May 17, 2012
They have another brother, Tim. Hokule’a crew…
May 17, 2012
I am always sad on the 16th of May anyway so this just makes it sadder! At least we know he is in heaven watching over his family now!
May 17, 2012
i just met Timmy this weekend.
May 18, 2012
So sad to hear of Mr. G’s passing, we thought he was going to be OK as of last week. He was such a big part of Maui’s entertainment history starting with his mother, his own career and children Eric and Amy.
A joy to know… Big hugs and much love go out to his family Mimi, Tim, Eric and Amy
May 18, 2012
All of the other circ folks, (myself being one of them), will be sadder every Thursday morning without his presence.