Gerhard was born many moons ago in Berlin, Germany. His experiences of the ravages of war and later encounters with the victors of WW2 are reflected in some of his writings.
Gerhard came to Canada with a wife and two children in 1957. He worked all of his life in the construction industry and actively participated as a volunteer on many levels in the community.
He was awarded a medal from the Governor General of Canada in 1992 in recognition of significant contributions to compatriots, community and Canada.
Gerhard was married to Charlotte for over fifty-four years and they have raised five children. Charlotte passed away on April 19, 2007. He enjoys the outdoors and many of his travel writings were published in RV Magazines in Canada and the USA.

Gerhard belongs to two writer’s organizations and had essays and short stories published in several chapbooks and Anthologies. He belongs to the ‘Rogue Writers’ group for thirteen years. In a combined effort the group published their first book ‘Ten years of Tuesdays’ in 2004. Gerhard has been a member of the executive board of the North Shore Writer’s Association for many years. Details available at: www.nswriters.bc.ca

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Gerhard has recently published his novel ‘Divided.’

Book Launch and Signing
September 9, 2009 7:00 PM
Mollie Nye House
940 Lynn Valley Road
North Vancouver, BC.