Gerald M. Gay is a journalist who worked as a reporter for the Arizona Daily Star newspaper for 20 years. He was one of the first people to document Rudy’s Tiny Tributes project. Gerald married his wife, Jessica Jim in 2021 on the Navajo Nation amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Rudy made this figure, featuring Gerald, Jessica and Jessica's son, Jonah Beal as a topper for their wedding cake. Gerald continues to work as a journalist for KGUN 9.
