Gerald Edward Meader, son of Cullen B. Meader (b.1906) [0560] and Ruth Brehm (b.1911), was born in Saratoga Springs, NY December 13, 1933 and died June 13, 1979 of a heart attack in a head-on automobile collision in Wilton, NY. He was employed as a steamfitter in Saratoga Springs. He served during the Korean Conflict, from 1952-1957. October 23, 1951 in Chelsea, MA, he married Carol A. Cronin, born April 8, 1935 the daughter of Stephen Cronin and Esther Olson.