Gerald Glenn Britt

A service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery.

Born August 11, 1944, in Lumberton, NC to Julian and Mary Townsend Britt, he left his hometown to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he graduated in 1966 with bachelor’s degrees in English and Psychology. While in Chapel Hill he met Mary Elizabeth Coker, whom he married in 1970. After a short time in Birmingham, AL, Gerald and Mary Beth moved to Raleigh NC where they remained and raised their two children, Cameron and Laura.

For many years Gerald worked in technical sales with DuPont. Upon his retirement, he went to work with the State of North Carolina in a variety of roles that allowed him to use his knowledge from the medical field and his enthusiasm for teaching others.

Gerald was curious and had a passion for reading. Not content with one book at a time, he would have stacks of books on varying subjects next to his favorite reading chair, and would talk to anyone who would listen about whatever he happened to be reading. He will be fondly remembered as a man of conviction, a connoisseur of khaki pants, and a lover of sweets—especially chocolate ice cream. He was quick to laugh, never met a stranger, and always walked with a song in his step.

Gerald (Jerry, Papa G, Potchie) is predeceased by his parents and a brother, Julian Neil Britt.

He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Mary Beth Coker Britt; son, Neil Cameron Britt and wife Julie Dickerson Edwards; daughter, Laura Britt Dengler and husband Felton Samuel Dengler, IV; and grandchildren, Henry Addison Edwards, Neil McLean Britt, Mary Cameron Dengler, and Felton Samuel Dengler, V.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Friends of DuPont Forest, PO Box 218 , Hendersonville, North Carolina 28793, https://www.dupontforest.com/donate/, or Christ Church, 120 E. Edenton Street, Raleigh, NC 27601, https://ccral.org/give/memorial-honorarium/.

Service arrangements provided by Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, 300 Saint Mary's St. Raleigh, NC.