Linda, you and your family have all demonstrated such faith and strength during such a heartbreaking time! We love you so much! We know that God has welcomed Gerald into his loving arms with the greeting ‘well done my good and faithful servant’!  Even so, we cannot imagine your pain and loss! Please know that we love you and we will pray for you. And we are also here for anything you need.

We pray that God will give you peace. You have done everything you possibly could to give Gerald unconditional love and dignity during his suffering up to his death. You have been a wonderful witness to the Blessed Trinity during this most agonizing time. We thank God for the privilege of knowing and loving Gerald, you, and your whole family.

We are so sorry for your loss! Gerald was a great man!

The first time my husband and I met Gerald Crochet, he made us feel as if we had known him our entire lives. I suppose he was that way with everyone in his path.

His love of God, the Faith, the Blessed Mother and the Saints was always evident in his conversation.

His beaming smile could brighten anyone's soul in a way that you walked away from the conversation with a lighter mood, no matter what you had been going through prior to the chat with Gerald.

He was a person not easy to forget and to date I have never met anyone like him. The closest I have seen is in his family. They all have a way about them that makes the person on the receiving end feel cared for and loved. His dear family carries that same joy of the Catholic Faith.

Rest in peace, Gerald. You will be missed.