Gerard was born on October 12th, 1906 in Bandon, Cork. Gerard's father was Florence Cronin and his mother was Mary Desmond. His paternal grandparents were Michael J Cronin and Mary Foley; his maternal grandparents were Desmond and <Unknown>. He had two brothers and two sisters, named Michael, Fud, Mary and Vera. He was the second oldest of the five children. He died at the age of 75 on June 18th, 1982 in Greater London. He was buried in London.
Eileen was born on December 11th, 1952 in Co Tipperary. She died at the age of 60 on January 5th, 2013 in Middlesex UK. She was buried on January 11th, 2013.