Lorraine Catherine Gerardi

William J. Hughes and Julia Shea in Englewood, N.J. She went home to be with her

Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on March 2, 2019, surrounded by loving family and

friends.

Lorraine grew up in the Empire State, near Queens N.Y. and boy did she ever love her

Mets baseball team. She attended St. Joseph’s High School and Pratt Art Institute in New

York City and excelled in art and enjoyed learning legal shorthand. She always had an

eye for fine art and loved to draw and paint. Lorraine was the most fun loving, friendly

person you could ever hope to meet and her smile made everything just “fine”.

Lorraine loved nature, her dogs and living by the water. She shared many childhood

memories of the family farm on Prince’s Bay on Staten Island, N.Y. She would always

speak fondly of the days on “Poppas” farm. She and her family would spend the summer

months on the farm so her grandfather could work the farm and not be alone. She always

remembered and said, “I loved to look at the rows of sunflowers, vineyards and delighted

eating the large platters of fresh corn and vegetables Poppa would bring to the table”.

Lorraine married Robert Augusta Gerardi and settled on Long Island in Smithtown, New

York. Lorraine’s life was very full being a loving wife and mother of 4 children and

attending the local Christian Women’s Club. She worked as a legal secretary for decades

from the N.Y. District Attorneys office to several Long Island Law firms. Oh, she was

quick witted and proud of her Pittman shorthand to transcribe for many attorneys. Her

kids would often laugh at the notes she would leave that were written in a hurry in

shorthand and no-one could ever understand but her.

Bob and Lorraine made their big move to Fairfield Harbour in New Bern, N.C. in

December 1993. It was through a time share offer posted at the Smithton Bay Yacht Club

that lured them to come “South”. They visited New Bern, loved it and this was truly

home!

Lorraine had a servant heart. Fairfield Harbour was full of “things to do” and she easily

got plugged in and served simultaneously as the secretary to the Fairfield Garden Club,

the Fairfield Harbour Beacon and the Coast Guard Auxiliary. She served as Bob’s right

hand mate on the boat, loved to paint and attended many one stroke art classes with her

friends. She later began attending Tabernacle Baptist Church where she loved to worship

her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She served for over a decade in the New Bern chapter

of the Christian’s Women’s Club as their secretary and coordinated the local friendship

Bible studies. Lorraine was excited to share her home for Bible study and inviting new

friends. In fact, she was named “queen for a day” for brining the most women over time

to enjoy fellowship and learning from God’s word. She was truly an example of a faithful

servant who has now heard, “well done good and faithful servant”.

Lorraine is survived by her 4 children; Bonnie (Howard), Christopher (Vickie), Joyce Ann and Timothy (Tammy) and

her devoted dog Dorothy. She was extremely blessed and proud of her 10 grandchildren

and 8 great grandchildren.

The most precious gift she leaves us now is her faith in God.

Her favorite scripture verse was Proverbs 3:5-6, which serves to encourage each of us to

live our lives depending on the God who is sovereign and holds all things together:

Proverbs 3:5-6. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own

understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

(NIV)

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Pamlico County Hospice, in memory of Lorraine Gerardi.