Gerald Francis “Gerry” Mahoney (1922 – 2005)
	
Gerry Mahoney was born in St. John's Newfoundland. He enlisted to serve in the Second World and joined the Canadian Army in October 1942. He received training in the Canadian Army Engineers. His regiment saw action in England, France, and Holland, and he fought at Juno Beach. In 1946, he was posted to Churchill, Manitoba and in 1949 he was posted to Whitehorse. He helped survey the Atlin Road and worked on the building of the Donjek River Bridge and other bridges on the Alaska Highway, including Teslin.(("Gerry Mahoney: March 8, 1922 - June 18, 2005." //Yukon News// (Whitehorse), 11 July 2005.)) 

In 1952, he attended a course in Engineer Equipment Maintenance. After receiving the highest standing in his class, he was invited to have tea with the President's daughter, Margaret Truman. Gerry left the Army in October 1954. Gerry maintained airplanes for Herman Peterson in Atlin, British Columbia. Gerry and Irene were married in 1956 in Whitehorse. He then worked for Lloyd Romfo, of Yukon Flying Services and obtained his aircraft maintenance engineer license and private pilot's license.(("Gerry Mahoney: March 8, 1922 - June 18, 2005." //Yukon News// (Whitehorse), 11 July 2005.))

After several years, Gerry went to Teslin and Swift River as the diesel plant operator at Yukon Electrical Company Ltd (YELC). He maintained the power plants for over twenty years and operated the most efficient plant in the Yukon at Teslin. He retired in the mid-1980s when the transmission line from Whitehorse to Teslin was installed but remained on stand-by for monthly check-ups and during emergencies at Teslin's back-up plant. Gerry had an incredible aptitude for anything mechanical and often invented new tools and procedures as he searched for answers and improvements.(("Gerry Mahoney: March 8, 1922 - June 18, 2005." //Yukon News// (Whitehorse), 11 July 2005.))