Dear Mary and family,

Gary and I send our sincerest condolences to you and your family. We are so very sorry for your loss. Gary knew Jerry by being such a wonderful and faithful customer at the Brewer’s Outlet store. Gary said that Jerry always made the other customers laugh and he was always so full of life! He will be sorely missed by all! May God Bess you and your family during this time.

Bonnie and Gary Williams

Dear Mary and family

we want to let you and your family know that we are so sorry to hear about Jerry. Please know that you are in our thoughts and in our prayers.

Donna and family and all of the girls at Headz Up Salon

I’m so hurt that I havent been there for pop pop its been years and I hope he can forgive me and understand my reasons, I know he is in a better place, pop pop was a great man an he always knew how to put a smile on my face I will always keep in my heart the good times we had at the pool,and during the holidays they were the best times I had with him and the rest of the family you will always be in my heart pop pop I LOVE YOU and I’m truly sorry

Dear Mary and family,

Jerry will be missed by Betsy and me. He was a fine man and great neighbor. May the Lord comfort you all in this loss.

Sam and Betsy Menefee

Dear Mary,

     We are so sorry to learn of Jerry’s passing. 
     Little did we know seeing both of you New Year’s Eve would be the last time we’d see Jerry. 
     He enjoyed performing and those of us who worked with him enjoyed his performances.
     Out sincere condolences to you and your family.

         Sincerely  – – – Joan and Bill Horn

I am very sorry to hear about your loss. Jerry was such a wondeful person. He alway’s knew how to enjoy life, Make people laugh, and tell funny stories! I will miss the times hanging out with him at the Cabana…He will be truly missed.

Sincerely, Brenda Treadway

To the Elkind Family:

I had the privilege of first working with Jerry over 35 years ago at the Fulton Opera House when we were in an Actor’s Company production of "Ring Round the Moon". It was a delightful privilege to work with him. Since then my husband and I have been able to see and visit with him through the years at various theatrical presentations. Jerry worked with us here at the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre and we always enjoyed seeing him when he would come to one of our productions. He was always a gracious man – full of life and energy. His enthusiasm for life, for friends and family and for the arts will be missed. Our prayers and thoughts go out to your family – and we thank God for his life.

Boh and Sandy (Meister) Kalan

Mary and family,

Sorry for your loss… My heartfelt condolences are with you at this time.Jerry was such an entertaining man and he will surely be missed. My fondest memories of Jerry was when we used to "paint" the town. Remember the crowd of Kibbie, me, you, Jerry, my brother, Tom, and a slew of others that used to follow the Nick Jaggi Band around?

Sincerely,

Malinda Smith

Our sincerest condolences to Mary, Candy and family. Jerry was a special person and we loved him dearly for a very very long time.

Charles and Barbara Vengrove

We have lost a very special person in our lives. He was always so happy and energetic. He always wanted to know what was going on in everyone’s life. He always brought a smile to all of our faces. He was a great person, and we were all lucky to have him as a part of our family. He will be missed greatly.

Nathaniel Kane

We are all so sad to have lost our very special uncle. Jerry was a wonderful, fun, loving, caring individual who never had a mean word to say about anyone. He was always the life of the party, ready with a song or joke – be it clean (though mostly dirty). To this day, Eric and I recall one of the most special moments of our wedding was when Jerry sang "Your Nobody Till Somebody Loves You". He always brought a smile to people’s faces simply by being in his presence. Although I was only 4 years old, I still remember Wendy’s wedding and having the after-party in Aunt Mary and Uncle Jerry’s hotel room. The wedding may have been over but the party was just getting started – there were cocktails and snacks and tons of laughter (and I am sure a few songs were sung as well)! Although we will miss him deeply, we are lucky to have had Jerry in our lives and part of our special family. Mary, please know that you are in our thoughts.

All our love,

Caryn, Eric, Zachary and Matthew Berman

Dear Mary and Candy –

I was just sitting down to write a letter when I found Candy’s message in my email. Sylvia and I were in California when Marty called to tell us. This unexpected news generated two sets of feelings — one that made me immensely sad and the other that made me smile. When we were kids, Jerry was always the happy, encouraging, supportive and innovative one in our group. He was generous in spirit and in life. Jerry was the one who introduced me (and others, I know) to pizza, jazz and ideas beyond the boundaries of my conventional thinking. While I rarely saw him because we moved away from NY in 1957, the occasional meetings were always warm. Jerry embraced life and taught some of us how to do it better. We don’t usually think about what we’ve learned from other psople until something happens to focus our minds on it. In this case, I know Jerry was very significant in shaping me and I am in his debt. He was a wonderful, giving man and you were lucky to have him as a husband and father. His memory will always make me smile.

With all our best wishes,

Mel and Sylvia Sorcher

Never a bad word but always smiles. Friday nights were a ritual for us. Fennimores for pizza and beer or pepsi. If there were 6 of us we ordered two pies, one for Jerry and one for the rest of us.

He’s still smiling.

Herb and Joy werman

DEAR MARY AND CANDY: JERRY WAS A DEAR FRIEND WHO WAS AN "IMPACT PLAYER" ON THE "STAGE OF LIFE"! HE LOVED LIFE AND ADDED JOY TO THE LIVES OF ALL OF US WHO HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE OF KNOWING HIM. WE MISS HIM DEARLY BUT WE CANNOT THINK OF HIM WITHOUT SMILING. THERE ARE SO MANY STORIES WE COULD TELL ABOUT HIM. HERE ARE TWO. IN FOURTH GRADE,JERRY CAME OVER TO MY HOUSE DRESSED IN HIS NEW BROOKLYN DODGER BASEBALL UNIFORM. HE HAD TOLD ME THAT HE WAS THE DODGER BATBOY. I,BEING GULLIBLE,ARGUED WITH MY MOM AND DAD (WHO WERE NOT AS GULLIBLE) THAT MY FRIEND WOULD’NT TELL A LIE. MY PARENTS (WHO LOVED JERRY) LAUGHED AT THIS FOR YEARS. JOAN’S MOM ALWAYS LAUGHED ABOUT JERRY,S NEW YEARS TIES,WHICH AT TIMES LIT UP WITH REAL BATTERY OPERATED BULBS REVEALING WOMEN IN VARIOUS STAGES OF UNDRESS. SHE WOULD LAUGH HEARTILY AT THIS ALL OF HER LIFE. JERRY WAS A FINE,FUN LOVING GENTLEMAN IN THE TRUE SENSE OF THE WORD. WE SHALL MISS HIM……JOAN AND MORTY MELTZER

I learned about the passing of Jerry just a few days ago. I was a friend of Jerry and knew him from the Rainbow Dinner Theater. Jerry and I loved to swap jokes and stories. I always looked forward to the times he would play Rainbow. I am Rich Staley, and I worked there as Bldg. Mgr. set builder , server on the food lines and all around guy. I left there four or five years ago.I am now retired. I do beleive Jerry at one time introduced me to his Mrs. who came to a show. I always asked about Jerry after I had left the Theater. Jerry was the kind of guy that once you met him you wanted to be his buddy forever. I will always remember Jerry, and have thought about him ofter. My The Good Lord rest His soul.,and be with you his Family.

Jerry ,Thanks for the memories.

Rich

Dear Mary,

You and Jerry were our very good friends at the host and always so nice to our children.
He will be missed but not forgotten in our prayers and thoughts.
May his kind spirit and laughter be a rememberance of how we should live; enjoying every moment and making others feel welcome.