GERRARD, Dan Johnston

The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ December 10, 2008, P. A11 Dan Johnston Gerrard, 82, of Phoenix, Ariz., peacefully passed away Dec. 6 while in the company of his loving children Karen, Kathy, and son Dan Jr., and joined his beloved wife and soul mate Jayne. He was born in Port Angeles, Wash., in 1926 and raised in the Phoenix area, graduating from Phoenix Union High School in 1945. All through his childhood he was an active member of the Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, participating in various church sponsored activities. He joined the Navy in the late 1940s, serving in the Korean Conflict. Upon returning from his service with the Navy he worked for the Arizona Republic before attending the Episcopal School of Divinity, graduating in 1957. He dedicated the remainder of his life to serving God, with more than 50 years of faithful service, holding various positions in the church to include the position of Canon. He is survived by his three loving children Karen, Kathy and her husband Joel, Dan Jr. and wife Vivian, as well as his grandchildren Alison, Nicholas, Lena and Lily. Memorial services will be held Friday (Dec. 12) at 1 p.m. at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Wickenburg and Sunday (Dec. 14) at 3 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Phoenix. Arrangements are by David’s Desert Chapel Funeral Home in Wickenburg