Gerald Dean
January 24, 1945 ~ June 30, 2003
Resided in:
Fletcher, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Fletcher ~ William Gerald Dean, 58, died unexpectedly Monday, June 30. 2003 at his residence.
A native of Cumberland County, NC, Mr. Dean was a son of the late John W. and Hazel McNeil Dean and husband of the late Evelyn Brigman Dean, who died in 1989.
Mr. Dean was an owner-operator of the Prudential Asheville Real Estate office.
Survivors include his wife, Genelyn Barela Dean; two daughters, Lynda Faye Wood of Arden and Marcella Marie Dean of Asheville; one son, William Jeffrey Dean of Fairview; a sister, Patsy Ellis of Fairview and two grandchildren, Seth Wright and MacKenan Dotson.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 3:00 PM in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian on Long Shoals Road with Pastor Lee Davis officiating. Interment will follow in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7:00 - 8:30 PM at the funeral home.
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All of us at J-Jar Racing are saddened by Gerald’s passing . We will truly miss him . He was always a welcome sight at ‘ Unit H ‘ at the ‘ Chicken Coop ‘ . Our thought’s and prayers go out to the friends and family . He was a fine man .
Gerald Dean…I regarded and respected him highly in life and I will remember him fondly as he has gone on to meet the Lord. I enjoyed every minute of every phone call he made to my show. I enjoy all the conversations we had and the times we broke bread together. My prayers to his wife, children and family.
Marcella, Lynn, Jeff, & Genalyn,
I am so sorry for your loss. Gerald has been a great person to me for many years and his loss will be felt by our friends, family and community for a long time. He was truly a wonderful member of community support for all and just a great person.
Love,
Sandra LoCastro
Marcella, Lynn, Jeff, & Genalyn,
I am so sorry for your loss. Gerald has been a great person to me for many years and his loss will be felt by our friends, family and community for a long time. He was truly a wonderful member of community support for all and just a great person. Please let our family know if there is anything we can do in this time of sorrow.
Dear Patsy and Jim , we were so sorry to hear that your brother had passed away…..Bob and I both lost our only brothers so we know the pain and heartache you are going through….please know that we are thinking about you and that you are in our prayers…
My love, prayers and regards to the loving family. May God sustain you in this time of grief. May He comfort your hearts and give you peace.
My prayers and thoughts are with the
family and friends. Mr. Dean was
such a hard worker! Blessings and
peace, Betty Nelon Rhodes,formerly
of Fairview
Our sympathies to the Dean family, especially Lynn, Jeff and Marcella. May God give you peace and comfort at this difficult time. We are praying for you!
I am so sorry to hear about Gerald. I loved him dearly and thought of him as a true friend. He was always so thoughtful and helpful to Eddie and me. I will never forget all that he did for me and I will truly miss his friendship and laughing with him. Your family is in our prayers and our thoughts are with you. I will never forget Gerald and the joy he brought to those who really knew him. May God bless you all.
Gigi McGill
Lynn, Jeff, and Marcella,
We have just heard of your loss and want you to know how truly sorry we are. We have so many happy memories of our times together when we all lived in Arrowhead. Please know that you are in our hearts and our prayers. We love you.
Mark and Marie Zarzycki
Jeff & family, Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this tragic time. If there is anything we can do for you, please let us know. Lynn Hughes & family
A great businessman and community activist. Gerald will be greatly missed.
He was a wonderful friend to us. He was a very intelligent man, we will miss him very much. Our deepest sympathies to his family.
I am sorry to hear about the Dean Family’s loss. I knew Gerald from way back in 1986. I worked with Jeff, off and on, for about 10 years. I will contact Jeff in the next few weeks to see how he is doing. Your family will be in my thoughts and prayers. If there is anything I can do, please do not hesitate to ask.
TO MARCELLA AND JEFFERY,
DAVID AND I ARE SO VERY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSE, THIS WAS AND IS TRULLY A GREAT TRADGEDY, YOUR FATHER WAS A WELL LIKED MAN IN OUR HOME, HE WILL BE MISSED, I ALWAYS ENJOYED TALKING WITH HIM AND HEARING HIS LATEST VENTURE, HE WAS TRULLY ENJOYABLE TO DAVID AND MYSELF, TO EACH OF THE FAMILY THAT WE DID NOT PERSONALLY KNOW I HOPE YOU CAN FIND COMFORT IN THE EASIEST OF WAYS AT THIS TIME, IT WILL BE HARD BECAUSE GERALD WILL BE MISSED, I SO ENJOYED HEARING HIM LAUGH AND TALK. IF YOU NEED ANYTHING PLEASE DON’T HESITATE TO LET US KNOW. THE ENTIRE GARLAND FAMILY
Yesterday, when I drove through Fairview, I could see Gerald’s fingerprints everywhere in the businesses and buildings he developed and built. Gerald was so full of energy and creativity that it is so hard to think of him as passing on. We will truly miss him. There is some comfort for us remembering that he is at peace with our Creator and our prayer is that there is comfort for you in knowing this also.
We were fortunate to spend many hours in personal conversation with Gerald and from these talks we know that Gerald loved his family very much and that he was especially proud of his children. We will remember him as kind, funny, generous, creative and very intelligent. Gerald was a truly an original person and we will never forget him. Please accept our deepest sympathy.
Diane Bauknight and Gary Lukowicz
My son and I are so sorry to hear of Gerald’s passing. We thought the world of him and he was a good friend to us all at Town Publishing Company in Hendersonville. Our deepest condolences to his family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Elaine Mueller
Gerald and I talked on a couple of occasions.Gerald was a friend and a good man. My heartfelt condolences to the Dean family. May God bless you during these trying times.
In Christian Love, Grady Beard
in behalf of the Filipino community and as a past president of the Fil-Am Community of Asheville,NC i am extending my sincerest condolences to the family.
Carlito/Hazel Torio
The Beumer Family prays for the soul of Gerald Dean and for the peace of the Gerald Dean Family. We will all miss this good man.
I was saddened to learn of Gerald’s passing. He was one of a kind, and will long be remembered for for his quest to make Buncombe County a better place to live. I will personally remember him for his sense of humor, and as an all around ‘good guy’. The community has lost a good friend.
I am very sorry for your loss. I had spoken with Mr. Dean several times over the past few years, and always was helpful. I will keep you all in my prayers. Jamie Turner, Beverly-Hanks and Assoc.