Portrait of Gerald Leo Comeau
VETERAN
In Loving Memory

Gerald Leo Comeau

July 25, 1949 โ€“ May 22, 2024
Lived 74 years
West Newbury, MA
In service to country

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Gerald served in the armed forces. We honor that service here.

Life story

Born July 25th, 1949 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, to Edward Joseph Comeau and Lorraine Rita Brindamour. Gerry is the oldest of three sons including Michael and Robert. Gerry graduated from Pentucket Regional High School in West Newbury Massachusetts in 1967. He then enlisted in the US Air Force in 1968 and was stationed at Whellus Air Base In Libya, Kedena Air Base in Okinawa and Pease Air Base in Portsmouth NH until his honorable discharge in 1971 with a vietnam combat status and rank of Sergeant. He earned his degree in business from northern essex community college and had a successful career in the technology sector.

He married his first wife, Janet Ridinger from Wenham Ma, in October of 1975, having two children, Renee and Bryan.

He married his second wife Jennifer Costain in November 1999

Lifetime

The world Gerald knew

Family milestones in gold, history for context

1949
Born July 25
1958
Gerald was 9 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1963
Gerald was 14 when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech
1971
Gerald was 22 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Gerald was 33 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1995
Gerald was 46 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2001
Gerald was 52 when Apple introduced the iPod
2014
Gerald was 65 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2022
Gerald was 73 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2024
Passed away May 22, age 74
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