Jeffery C. Gear died Feb. 5 in Oak Bluffs. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on Feb. 25, 1958 to Curtis and Ida Dearling Gear Jr.

He was raised in Madison, Wisc. Jeffery graduated from James Madison Memorial School. He served his country in the U.S. Army. Jeffery worked as a network administrator and was an avid science reader.

Survivors include his parents, of Oak Bluffs; his two daughters, Victoria and Natasha; three brothers, Keith of Ventura, Calif., and Kenneth and Bruce of Maryland; and one sister, Karen, of New York city.

Services have been held and memorial donations in Jeffery’s memory may be made to Vineyard House, Inc, PO Box 4599, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568.