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- ↑ DeSimone, Bonnie. "After Year Of Heartbreak And Loss, Gleason Skates Into Recovery", Chicago Tribune , February 18, 1998. Accessed November 13, 2019. "'I said no,' said the 20-year-old Gleason, a U.S. short-track Olympian from Jackson, N.J. 'No. 1, he's a lot older than me. No. 2, he's my skating hero.'"
- ↑ Denman, Elliott. "Dream Comes True", Asbury Park Press , February 12, 1988 via Newspapers.com. Accessed November 13, 2019. "Ferry, 21, was a Jackson Memorial High School classmate of Erin Gleason, and a member of the U.S. Olympic bobsled development team."
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