Linwood M. Gerald, Jr.

Celebrating the life and story of Linwood M. Gerald, Jr., an Engineer for Verizon, a Drum Major for The Mighty Virginia State College Marching Band of Ettrick, Virginia, an Advocate of Ice Skating at the Richmond Ice Skating Rinks of South Richmond, Virginia.

Linwood M. Gerald, Jr. was born on November 10, 1951, at what was then known as Camp Lee Military Base in Prince George, Virginia, to the late Linwood M. Gerald, Sr. and Mirian Trisvan Gerald.

He graduated from the original Matoaca High School of Chesterfield County, Virginia in 1970. He continued his education at Virginia State College (now University), obtaining a Master of Education. He retired from Verizon Virginia in 2010 after a 34-year career.

Linwood is survived by his brother, Larry Gerald (Kim) of Chesterfield, Virginia; two maternal aunts, Ruby Lyles of Columbia, Georgia and Ruth Marshall of Florida; one uncle, Gilbert Trisvan (Eleanor) of Chesterfield, Virginia; one niece Tiffany Davis (Eric) of Richmond, Virginia; one nephew, Marquis Gerald (Sarita) of Chesterfield, Virginia; a host of loving cousins and friends.

Services will be held 11:00 A.M., Saturday, November 7, 2026, in the Chapel of J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc., 102 South Avenue, Petersburg, VA. The interment to follow at The Trisvan Family Cemetery, Jarratt, VA.

The family kindly requests that, in lieu of floral arrangements, memorial donations be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in loving memory of Linwood M. Gerald, Jr. Your generosity and thoughtful contributions are sincerely appreciated.

J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc., 102 South Avenue, Petersburg, VA, (804) 732-8911, www.jmwilkersonsince1874.com. Watch the funeral services live online on our J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc. Facebook page.