Michael J. Gerrity, 61, of Virginia Beach, passed away peacefully January 25, 2014.
Mr. Gerrity served our country proudly in the U.S. Navy retiring after 24 years of dedicated service. Following his military career, Mr. Gerrity went to work for Bay Gulf Trading until 2007. Michael left behind a legacy of joke telling and genuine friendship and loyalty to those who knew him. He will always be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather to his little buddy, son, brother, and friend. He will be deeply missed.
Left to cherish his memory is his loving wife of 41 years, Eileen Gerrity; daughter, Kimberly Gerrity; grandson, Aaron Poore; mother, Marcella Cooper, sister, Patricia Greenwalt; two brothers, Paul and Douglas Gerrity.
The family will receive friends from 6:00-9:00 pm, Thursday, January 30, 2014 at Family Choice Funeral and Cremations. 5401 Indian River Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23464. A celebration of life will be held at 10:00 am, Friday, January 31, 2014 at the funeral home. Burial will follow at 1:45pm at Albert G. Horton, Jr. Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Suffolk, with full military honors. Please share your condolences with the family at www.FamilyChoiceFunerals.com
Thank you, Mr. Gerrity, for your service to our country.
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My heart goes out to the Gerrity Family. I am so sorry to hear about Mike’s passing.
To Eileen, Kimberly, and everyone in Mike’s family: Heidi and I share with you this incredibly disheartening sense of loss and sadness. When Mike came into a room, everyone’s face lit up. He was that rare kind of person who could coax a laugh out anyone, no matter their mood. My own life would have been much the lesser had I not had the chance to know Mike. I will thank him ’til my dying breath for the help he gave me when we were serving together as Navy recruiters in the early 1980’s. He always thought of himself last and the Navy and his shipmates first. A humble man, Mike would be aghast at what I’m going to say next. But if I could somehow wave a magic wand and assemble a dream team of sailors to form the perfect shipboard division, Chief Petty Officer Mike Gerrity would be my number one draft pick. He was a good shipmate and I will miss him always.
To Eileen and Kimberly
So very sorry for your loss
You are in our thoughts and our prayers
Mike and I were stationed on the USS Sunbird
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To Eileen, Kimberly, and everyone in Mike’s family: Heidi and I share with you this incredibly disheartening sense of loss and sadness. When Mike came into a room, everyone’s face lit up. He was that rare kind of person who could coax a laugh out anyone, no matter their mood. My own life would have been much the lesser had I not had the chance to know Mike. I will thank him ’til my dying breath for the help he gave me when we were serving together as Navy recruiters in the early 1980’s. He always thought of himself last and the Navy and his shipmates first. A humble man, Mike would be aghast at what I’m going to say next. But if I could somehow wave a magic wand and assemble a dream team of sailors to form the perfect shipboard division, Chief Petty Officer Mike Gerrity would be my number one draft pick. He was a good shipmate and I will miss him always.
We offer our most heart felt condolences to the family,Mike was not just a co-worker and a well respected colleague he was a dear friend who was very dear to my entire family,Mike will be truly missed and always in my thoughts and an example of what a real friend should be..GOD BLESS!!!!
To Eileen and Kimberly and family: Mike was one of my oldest friends and was like a brother. I am so sorry for your loss. I cannot imagine a world where I won’t be able to pick up the phone and share some laughs with him, or reminisce about the old days. He will always have a place in my heart.
Dear Eileen and Family, we are so sorry to hear of Mike’s passing. We have so many good memories of fun times with Mike and Eileen. Mike was a fun guy who was always smiling and laughing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.