Gerard J. Gerry Lafreniere, 94, of Zephyrhills, Florida quietly passed away Sunday, February 22, 2015. He was born April 8, 1920 in St. Beatrix, Quebec, Canada. He grew up in the Barre Vermont area with his seven siblings and his mother Rose Lafreniere. He attended Spaulding High School in Barre Vermont. He is survived by his beloved wife Gladys; loving son Dennis, wife Judy of Sylva North Carolina and loving daughter Lana, husband Richard Smith, of Dade City, Florida; sister Aline Emslie, Slingerlands, NY; five grandchildren: Michael, Michele, Mark, Darren and Deanna; eleven great grandchildren: Alexandria, Andi, Joe, Matthew, Parker, Kylee, Eva, Morgan, Aden, Ainsley, and Theo; one great great grandchild: Nova. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Antoinette, Henry, Loretta, Gaston, Arthur, and Robert. Additional survivors include many nephews and nieces.Gerard, at the age of five, moved with his siblings and his mother Rose Lafreniere to Vermont. He would ultimately settle and grow up in the Barre Vermont area. He met and married Gladys Christie on September 7, 1941 at Joes Pond Vermont. Their two children Dennis and Lana would be born and in 1956 Gerard and his family would move to Florida where he established himself and his family. He would remain there until his passing. He retired from Morse Shoe Company, Boston MA, as a District Manager in Florida and surrounding southern states. He went on to work for Sage Corporation, Minneapolis, MN, as a manager of several of their Florida properties in Pinellas County, Florida.Gerard served in the U.S. Navy in WWII as a Fire Controlman, Third Class. He served aboard the USS Amick, DE-168 as part of the transatlantic convoys in 1944. He also served on the USS Shoveler AM382 in the Pacific theater in support of minesweeping operations in 1945. He was the recipient of WWII Victory Medal, the Asiatic and Pacific Theatre Ribbons; and the European African Ribbon. He was honorably discharged from the Navy in February 1946.He loved his family and loved to engage them in talk and laughter. His grandchildren would call him Pop Pop and he loved it. He enjoyed dancing with his wife Gladys.Interment will be held at the Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell Florida.Arrangements have been entrusted to the Hodges Family Funeral Home, 11531 Hwy. 301, Dade City Florida.