Gerry died October 9, 2013. He graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1967 and was the captain of the UNH basketball team. Gerry fought fire in Montana and Alaska before he rookied at Fairbanks in 1965. He taught school in Fairbanks for a couple years and also worked as Recreation Director for the labor union during the oil boom of the late 60s.

After a stint in Texas in construction, Gerry moved to Monument, Colorado where he ran a drywall business for many years.