Gerry McDowell is a native of Benson, North Carolina. Growing up in open country gave him the opportunity to develop a fertile imagination. If you’ve read “The Cane” then you’re al...ver maisGerry McDowell is a native of Benson, North Carolina. Growing up in open country gave him the opportunity to develop a fertile imagination. If you’ve read “The Cane” then you’re already aware of his penmanship. He now lives in Erwin, North Carolina with his wife Carolyn and their dogs PJ and Bandit.ver menos