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C. Gerard
Hoard. Glen Park, social studies teacher at General Brown High school the past six years, has been appointed
assistant principal for theGeneral Brown Junior-Senior
High school. He will begin the new duties in September.
A 1961 graduate of Brockport State University college,
Mr. Hoard served two years in the army. He has taken
graduate work at Brockport, Oswego, Potsdam and St.
Lawrence university, Canton.
In addition to teaching, Mr. Hoard has coached seventh
and eighth grade basketball, soccer teams and the junior
varsity basketball team. He is a member of the
town of Brownville Lions club, serving as secretary two
years. He is also active in church and civic affairs.
Mr. Hoard's wife is the former Miss Constance A. Geiger.
They have three children, Kathy, 8, Mark, 6, and Kelly, 4.
Obituary:
Watertown Daily Times (NY) - November 4, 2010
Deceased Name: Constance G. Hoard
Date of birth: 04/27/1934
BROWNVILLE - C. Gerard Hoard, born April 27, 1934 in Watertown, New York, son of Joseph and Esther Shaw Hoard, passed away Monday evening. He lived in Antwerp, N.Y. until age 9, then at Pine Camp (Fort Drum) during World War 11.
He moved to Port Leyden, N.Y. in 1946, graduating from Port Leyden High School in 1952. He lettered in soccer, basketball, and baseball and also wrote articles for Watertown Daily Times while in high school.
On November 28, 1957 he married Constance Geiger of Rochester.
Surviving him are his wife and four children and their spouses, Kathleen and Marc Tellier of Cherry Hill, N.J., Mark and Mona Lee Hoard of Dexter, N.Y., Kelly and Grant Hauber of The Philippines, and Kristin and Michael Setaro of Belmont, N.Y. and grandchildren.
He attended Rochester Institute of Technology from 1952-54, working at the same time as a suggestion investigator for General Motors in Rochester and entered the Army in 1954- Assigned to Special Services- Honorably discharged in 1956. He returned to General Motors after Army service.
He entered SUNY Brockport under the Korean GI Bill in September 1957, working at Kodak during the school year and at migrant work during the summer. He graduated from SUNY Brockport in May 1961, receiving the first K-12 certification ever issued there and began teaching career at General Brown High School in September 1961, teaching 10th grade Social Studies and coaching.
He served during this time as Secretary-Treasurer of Town of Brownville Lions Club and as a member of the Town of Brownville Democratic Committee. He received General Brown Yearbook dedication in 1966, and appointed Vice-Principal of General Brown High School in September 1967. During 1967, wrote first book: History of Glen Park- elected Glen Park Trustee- appointed Glen Park Village Historian (continuing in the position through the present time) and received Masters in Administration from St. Lawrence University in 1969. He was appointed High School Principal of General Brown High School in September 1972, serving in that position through the 1994-95 school year.
For Bicentennial Celebration in 1976, he commissioned painting of Battle of Sackets Harbor for General Brown High School Lobby and directed completion of General Brown Nature Center in 1976. He was appointed Village of Brownville Historian in 1976 (continuing until the present time). He initiated the General Brown Days Celebration in the Village of Brownville in 1978 and served as Chairman of General Brown Weekend Committee.
He completed a second book, Major General Jacob Brown, in 1979 and founded the General's Guard, a student military reenactment group, and Brown's Brigade, and adult historic reenactment group in 1984. The goal of both groups was to further understanding of the important role which General Jacob Brown and the local area played in the War of 1812 ( the groups provided the escort for Gov. Mario Cuomo during his visit to Watertown in the mid 1980's) He served as Chairman of the Canadian- American Pageant, Sackets Harbor in 1984.
He was a member of the state committee overseeing revision of the New York Junior-High Home and Careers Curriculum during the mid-1980's- facilitated the participation of General Brown High School in piloting this new program.
He published 1812 Sketchbook in 1986 and completed the second volume of the History of Glen Park in 1993.
He wrote and published following retirement The History of the General Brown School District.
In April 1966, he was given a Special Citation as Outstanding Administrator, one of the first two awarded by New York State Future Homemakers of America, and receiving at the same time Honorary Life Membership in the organization, both in recognition of exceptional support of the programs and work of the FHA both locally and at the regional and state levels.
At his request, there will be no calling hours. Any donations may be sent to C. Gerard Hoard Scholarship, c/o Constance G. Hoard, 116 E. Main St., Brownville, N.Y. 13615-018.
He was known to say, "The best interest of the students should guide all decisions."
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1934 - 2010 (76 years)