Elliot John Gillard

GILLARD, Elliot John, 78, of Midlothian, died Tuesday, January 20, 2009. He was preceded in death by his parents, Alfred and Alfreda (Barrett) Gillard of Boston, Mass.; and wife, Elizabeth (MacLeod) Gillard; brothers, Captain A. William Gillard and Henry Gillard; and grandson, Christopher Kent. He is survived by his wife, Dianna M. (Hannaford) Gillard; children, Jean Kent of Deltona, Fla., Scott Gillard of Hanover, Mass. and Rosemarie Gillard of Weymouth, Mass.; stepson, Joseph Brousaides of Powhatan, Va.; grandchildren, Yvonne Moriaray of Deltona, Fla., Michele and Sara Gillard, both of Hanover, Mass., Michael Landry of Weymouth, Mass., Danielle, Joshua and Logan Brousaides, all of Powhatan, Va.; daughters-in-law, Victoria Gillard of Hanover, Mass. and Linda Brousaides of Powhatan, Va.; sister, Gladys LaPierre of Rayham, Mass.; brother, Joseph Gillard of Tewksbury, Mass. Mr. Gillard served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict, and retired from TRW, Cambridge, Mass. after 42 years of service. He was Past Master of Cosmopolitan Lodge A.F. & A.M., Stoughton, Mass. and Macedonian Lodge, A.F. & A.M. in Quincy, Mass., as well as Black Heath Lodge, A.F. & A.M. in Midlothian, Va., and a past District Deputy Grand Master of Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. He was a member of Bethesda Lodge No. 30, Order of the Odd Fellows, Braintree, Mass., a Past Patron of Keystone Chapter No. 18, Canton Chapter No. 321, and Contentment Chapter No. 184, Order of the Eastern Star, a Past Grand Representative to Ontario in Massachusetts, and a member of the Kilwinning Club of Boston, Mass. Elliot loved people and was always there to give a helping hand. The family will receive friends from 5 to 6 p.m. Sunday, January 25, 2009, at the Huguenot Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 1020 Huguenot Rd., and where a prayer service will begin at 6 p.m., followed by a Masonic service at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m. Monday, January 26, 2009 at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 2480 Batterson Rd., Powhatan, Va. Interment Virginia Veterans Cemetery, Amelia, Va. at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Elliot J. Gillard to a charity of the donor's choice.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.