Died peacefully in his apartment in the Dartmouth Berkley Seniors'€™ Residence on October 12 , 2017. He was born on December 9, 1926 in Sackville, the only child of Reginald and Elfreda Brushett. The family moved to Halifax where Elfreda, a violinist and multiinstrumentalist, was active in the local music scene. Gerald played cello in the Halifax Baby Orchestra and was noted for his 'unusual talent, excellent time, rhythm and mellow tone.' He graduated from Queen Elizabeth High School in 1944 and promptly enlisted in the Canadian Army. Military life agreed with Gerry and upon discharge from the Army he thought he might see some of the world and, in his own words, 'I crossed the street from the Army recruitment office and joined the Navy.' Much of his early career was spent aboard ship and he served on the Shearwater, Magnificent, Bonaventure and Stadacona. He was twice stationed in the United Kingdom for training in Air Frames and Instruments/Electrical and it was during one of those early postings that he met and fell in love with a radio operator in the WRNS named Dorothy Whitworth. He was still young enough that his commanding officer had to wire home to his parents for permission for Gerry to marry the lovely English girl who’d claimed his heart. Thirty-two years of Naval service concluded with Gerry as a commissioned officer in charge of the aviation electronics division of HU-21 at Shearwater Base Dartmouth and then as a computer programmer at MARCOM from which he retired in 1977. He immediately returned to work as a computer systems analyst with the Nova Scotia Department of Social Services in Halifax, retiring for good on December 31, 1991. Every working day during his stint with Social Services, weather permitting, he walked from the family home in Woodlawn/Cole Harbour to the ferry terminal in Dartmouth and on to his workplace in downtown Halifax. Even after retirement his penchant for walking continued to be a vital part of his life. He also kept one foot in military waters, working each Wednesday as a volunteer guide at the Shearwater Aviation Museum. Gerry was an excellent squash player, a cribbage enthusiast and a terrible joke teller. The death of his wife in 2009 took the wind from his sails for a time but he found great joy in family and spoke often of the wonderful life he'€™d led and how lucky he’d been. He maintained a store of sweets in his refrigerator at the Berkeley which he doled out regularly to staff there and all those with whom he came into regular contact. He is survived by sons, Timothy and Paul, and daughters, Julie, Angela and Jane who wish to thank the Berkley staff for their wonderful care.