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George Gerard, 79, died on Sunday night, the 8th of June. He was born in 1924 in Brooklyn, New York. During the Second World War he served in the U.S. infantry in Europe and was wounded in the Battle of Normandy. He was a graduate of Ohio State University and spent the first years after the war in radio and television. In the early fifties he and his wife Rhianwen settled in Albuquerque, where he later became a schoolteacher. He worked for A.P.S. until his retirement in 1986. George was a long-time member of the Welsh Society of New Mexico and had a deep and abiding love of Wales, his wife s native land. He loved the sea and ships, the company of friends, good music, good conversation and animals, especially cats. He is survived by Rhianwen, his wife of 55 years; daughter Valerie Gerard Dillon, her husband Stephen Dillon; granddaughter Cariad; sons Robert Gerard and his wife Sharon of Chaparral, New Mexico and Morgan Gerard of Albuquerque. A family memorial service will be held on Friday, June 20th at the National Veterans Cemetery in Santa Fe where the ashes will be interred. A general memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 21st. at the French Mortuary Chapel, 1111 University Blvd., NE, Albuquerque. In Lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials be sent to Amnesty International U.S.A., 322 8th Ave. N.Y.C., NY 10001 or to Oxfam America, P. O. Box 2176, Boston, Mass 82106-9986. Ti wyddost beth ddywed fy nghalon French Mortuary 1111 University Blvd. NE 843-6333
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