In Memory

Gilbert Eno

Gilbert Eno
Born: January 7, 1947
Died: December 26, 1996
Age: 49

Gilbert (Gil) Lee Eno was born on January 7, 1947, in Lincoln, Nebraska to Leon and Leota (Adams) Eno. He grew up and was educated in Lincoln. After graduating from Lincoln Southeast High School, Gilbert worked for E&K Drywall in Lincoln.

In 1966 Gilbert married Diana Banek. In 1975 he took a job with Essinks Brothers Drywall in Grand Island. Gilbert and Diana moved to Grand Island in 1976.

Gilbert married Diane Beran in Beatrice on July 21, 1979. Gilbert worked for Essinks Brothers in Grand Island until the time of his death on December 26, 1996.

Gil was the drummer for Spike and the Sputniks.

Gilbert Eno is survived by his daughter Nikki Eno of Springfield, MO; his father Leon Eno of Lincoln; his brother Charles Eno of Wausau, WI; and his girlfriend Lisa Delph of Grand Island. He was preceded in death by his mother Leota Eno.



 
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05/21/15 09:06 PM #1    

Mark Dalton

RIP, Gil. A great drummer; I played several bands with him, of which "Scottie's Shadows" was my favorite. Gil was fond of saying "It's a great life if you know how to live it..." And he did.  


05/31/15 12:25 PM #2    

Allan Lerdahl

A heavy drimmer, a la Gene Krupa. The sticks were like hammers in his hand. You couldn't drop the beat if you tried with him backing you. He was a good friend for many years. May he rest in peace.


06/01/15 05:07 PM #3    

Bruce Watson

Gil was a really together drummer and good guy.  Allan's comment reminded me that he used unusually heavy sticks.  I have a Band photo with Gil, Allan, Mick and Red Freeman that always makes me smile.  All of us from that Lincoln group of Banddrats that played and still do just love the music so much.  Its a wonderful fraternity to be in, here on earth and in Eternity, where I have a vision that drummers will be seated on stage in front of the guitar players and they can look at our butts for a change.  Pretty sure Gil is in favor of this.

bw


06/29/15 01:02 PM #4    

Bruce Kubick

I played RocknRoll with Gil for years as "Spike and the Sputniks" all over the upper Midwest and traveled long distances with him, from Minot ND to Macon MO and  points in between and beyond.  We were a working band, playing every week, sometimes as much as 20 or 25 nights in a row, booked by agents, and made money!  I knew him as a good musician from high school days, and he even stopped through Chicago and stayed at my place with Mick Harris in the late 1960s, when they had played on the road with George "Red" Freeman,with whom I was also well acquainted. George had gone on to play with Sherwin Linton and the "Cotton Kings". I attended Gil's funeral, and he is buried at Lincoln Memorial Park.  I still remember his nice old glass-top 1954 Ford from high school, and his first wife,Diane. They were high school sweethearts.


07/01/15 05:23 PM #5    

Allan Lerdahl

I hadn't heard about his passing until this website. I have tried to find out what happened with no luck. Could you enlighten me? Thanks.


07/02/15 08:53 AM #6    

Bruce Kubick

Hi Al-

   Gil died in his late 40s as the result of a heart attack.  He was working with Ken Essink and Essink Bros. construction where he mostly worked hanging drywall. They were working inside a church when he said he didn't feel well and wanted to sit down.  Instead he fell down, and never got back up. I was shocked to hear about it by phone from Butch Berman, and said, "come on Butch, that's not funny", to which Butch replied "no, Bruce it's not a joke.'  I believe he was about 46 years old at the time.

 

Gil & I played together in Spike and the Sputniks, we played old time RocknRoll, and we were very popular everywhere we would go. Bill Mericle was our bass player, and he is now deceased too. He had played with "The Marauders" in earlier times. Maybe you and I should jam some time, with Bruce Watson on drums, we could do Wooly Bully! Or Louie Louie! Oh, don't forget WipeOut!  Or maybe you had your fill of that a long time ago!         -Bruce


07/02/15 03:40 PM #7    

Bruce Watson

Geez--Wooly Bully, Louie Louie and Wipe Out.  I'll bet I have played each of them at least 2000 times.  What would we play if we set the bar a lot higher?  All good.


07/06/15 08:04 PM #8    

Bruce Kubick

Blues, R&B, funk, Country, Top 40, I'm all this and more.

 


09/19/24 01:24 AM #9    

Mark Dalton

Great conversation above!  Gil was too soon gone, for sure.  


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