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‘Unreal’ support: Community rallies around Gordon Pirkle after double pneumonia diagnosis

Gordon Pirkle holding up a sign that Dawson County High Schoolers brought him while he is recovering from double pneumonia. - photo by Jacob Smith

Gordon Pirkle holding up a sign that Dawson County High Schoolers brought him while he is recovering from double pneumonia. - photo by Jacob Smith

“I’m feeling great. Boy, I’ve never felt that sick,” Dawsonville racing legend Gordon Pirkle said to the Dawson County News on Monday. Pirkle started feeling chest pains around Feb. 12 and when his symptoms did not recover, his family brought him to the hospital.