...Auto Body and Construction worker; 42
TEWKSBURY - John J. Gervais, age 42, a member of a well known Tewksbury family, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 16, while working in Danbury, CT. He was the beloved husband of Cheryl (Creswell- Daughenbaugh) Gervais, with whom he had celebrated a three year wedding anniversary this past September 15.
He was born in Lowell, July 15, 1968, a son of Elizabeth "Betty" (McCarthy) Gevais of Tewksbury, and the late Roland G. Gervais. He was a lifelong resident of Tewksbury, and a graduate of Shawsheen Valley Vocational High School in Billerica.
He was an auto body mechanic and was the owner of Southside Auto Body in Tewksbury. He was currently working for JRC Builders out of Tewksbury.
His passion and his life centered around automobile racing as a driver. He was a member of NASCAR.
Besides his wife and mother, he is survived by three children, Jacklyn and John J. Gervais Jr. of Newport, NH, his son and racing partner, John Daughenbaugh of Tewksbury; his brothers, James M. Gervais of Boscowen, NH and Robert A. Gervais and his wife Lisa (Saber) of Tewksbury; a sister, Judith A. Spengler and her husband Robert of Tewksbury; his mother-in-law, Ruth (Bancroft) Creswell of Tewksbury; several nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles, and numerous cousins.
His Funeral Mass was celebrated Tuesday, March 22, in St. William's Church, Burial followed at Tewksbury Cemetery. Memorials to the John J. Gervais Memorial Fund, will be appreciated.