Stan Gerding

Stan Gerding was born and raised in Bellevue,

Kentucky, which is also known as the Northern

Kentucky area, located directly across the Ohio

River from Cincinnati, Ohio. Stan served in the

Navy for 23 years as a Chief Hospital Corpsman.

During this time, he served one tour with the

marines in Vietnam, from 1968 to 1969 .

His tours in the U. S. included : Camp Lejeune, NC, Bethesda MD, San Diego, CA , Little Creek, VA, Camp Pendleton, CA, and Great Lakes IL .

He was a well-respected Chief throughout his Naval career and he retired under heroic conditions.

He graduated from the University of Maryland,

College Park, with a Bachelor of Science degree,

majoring in Hospital Administration.

Following his military career he has worked in

Hospital Administration in several hospitals and

taught the Sciences at St. Henry District High

School in Erlanger, Kentucky . His most recent

position was with DaVita dialysis as an

administrator.

He also is an accomplished singer, singing at many engagements, both military and civilian.

At age of 59, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Was treated with radiation and radiation seeds and has been clear for 12 years.