Fairfield First Selectman Bill Gerber dies of brain cancer

Fairfield First Selectman Bill Gerber dies 2 weeks after brain tumor diagnosis

Fairfield First Selectmen Bill Gerber (D)(Molly Ingram / WSHU)Fairfield First Selectman Bill Gerber died Tuesday afternoon. He had undergone multiple surgeries to treat a brain tumor over the past two and a half weeks.Gerber, who was born in 1964, had lived in Fairfield for 30 years and served as the town’s leader since 2023. He leaves behind a wife and two children. “We are heartbroken to share that our beloved father and husband Bill Gerber pa…

Fairfield First Selectman Bill Gerber dies of brain cancer

Fairfield First Selectman Bill Gerber has died Tuesday after a battle with brain cancer, according to his family. In a statement, the Gerber family said he passed away at Yale New Haven Hospital around 4:15 p.m. “After undergoing two brain surgeries within 48 hours, he was ultimately unable to recover from the numerous complications that ensued in the days that...