Dennis âRedâ Gendron, 63, died unexpectedly April 9, 2021. He was born Nov. 27, 1957, in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Francis E. and Armeline (Jacques) Gendron.
Red graduated from Berlin High School, Class of 1975. Following graduation, he attended New England College, Class of 1979, where he received a Bachelorâs Degree in education.
He accepted his first teaching position at Berlin High School in 1979, where he also served as the assistant menâs ice hockey coach and assistant baseball coach for two years.
In 1981, Red married his soul mate, Janet Lacroix, and they settled in St. Albans, Vermont, when Red accepted a position as a history teacher and head menâs ice hockey coach at Bellows Free Academy. He led the Bobwhites to four state championships (1982, 1983, 1987, 1988) and was twice named Vermont Coach of the Year.