Dorothy Marie Gerard

Dorothy Marie Gerard, 89, passed away on July 13, 2020 in Arlington, TX. Dorothy was born to Wayne and Dorothy (Grosefson) Clark on January 10, 1931 in Ida, Michigan.
Dorothy has long been referred to as “Grandma” to all and anytime someone asked her name, she always replied as such. If you tried to call her Dorothy, she would often accidentally ignore you as she didn’t recognize you were trying to get her attention. She was loved by everyone she met and adopted everyone as her own. An active and outgoing person, Dorothy enjoyed being with friends, happy to be out and about playing trivia, exploring new places and visiting with friends, while always being dressed to the 9’s.
Dorothy loved Hallmark movies and enjoyed every episode of Sons of Anarchy and Game of Thrones. She also enjoyed sewing, crafting, doing laundry & doing the dishes! Dorothy also loved her Heavenly Father and had a huge heart and shared that love with her many grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. She resided with her granddaughter Jennifer and her family for the past 8 years.
Dorothy is preceded in death by her parents, brother Kenneth Clark, sons David and Mark Gerard and her husband of 46 years, John.
Dorothy is survived by her sons Paul and Michael Gerard, daughter Arletta Mason, brothers Howard and John Clark, sister Phyllis Jones, grandchildren Jennifer, her husband Corey, great grandkids Alexander and Ian Roth, many great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren and all those who adopted Dorothy as their Grandma. She will be missed for years to come but many stories and memories will be shared of the laughs, adventures, stories and memories that were made together with the world’s best Grandma.
Please enjoy this slideshow of recent memories with Grandma. She always had a smile on her face and was full of joy and laughter! https://youtu.be/SJMBVRgU4ww
For local friends and family in Texas, due to COVID, we are not having a local memorial service and instead will be having a celebration of life to commemorate her 90th birthday next January. We will of course have BBQ, trivia, music and friends – just like she would have wanted. We hope to see you in January!