Saturday, September 8, 2018

My Father Passed Away Yesterday

From the time we found out he had Stage 4 lung cancer until his death was a little over 2 weeks.

The video below shows a few moments from his life, as compiled by his grandson Ron.  A beautiful tribute to a beautiful man.





0:00 - 0:13 - 1959 Jerry (yellow shirt) with his future wife (Sheila) at Virgie's house.  Darlene, Steve and Stan are also in the clip
0:14 - 0:22 - 1959 Jerry and Sheila's wedding in Lincoln, Nebraska.  Maid of Honor is Sheila's sister Dee
0:22 - 0:30 - 1961 Jerry with his son Jerald at a park in Lincoln, Nebraska
0:31 - 0:36 - 1963 Jerry with daughter Karen and son Jerald at Clinton-Sherman AFB, Oklahoma
0:37 - 0:39 - 1964 Jerry with friends in living room of his house at 301A Apache Trail, Burns Flat, Oklahoma
0:40 - 0:48 - 1971 Jerry having fun at Lake Tahoe, California
0:49 - 0:56 - 1971 Jerry at his house 715 E 21st Street, Marysville, CA - showing what he received for Christmas
0:57 - 1:00 - 1968 Jerry showing broken heater hose near Guymon, OK while on vacation
1:01 - 1:13 - 1973 Jerry with his Seaflight boat and dog Bernie at Boyd's Pump south of Yuba City, CA on the Feather River
1:14 - 1:20 - 1976 Jerry with his mother Virgie and daughter Karen at his house at 1411 E Will Rogers, Stillwater, OK
1:21 - 1:26 - 1982 Jerry with first grandson Raymond at his home at 1437 Creswell, Yuba City, CA
1:27 - 1:29 - 1984 Jerry with his second grandson Ron at his home at 1437 Creswell, Yuba City, CA
1:30 - 1:34 - 198x Jerry with his third grandson Tony at his ome at 1437 Creswell, Yuba City, CA
1:35 - 1:46 - 1988 Jerry with his fourth grandson David at 594C Portsmouth Drive, Chula Vista, CA
1:47 - 1:49 - 1990 Jerry with grandkids Ron and David at Coronado Beach in California
1:50 - 1:52 - 1990 Jerry with his fifth grandson Alex at 594C Portsmouth Drive, Chula Vista, CA
1:53 - 1:58 - 1980s Jerry waving from his chair at his home at 1437 Creswell, Yuba City, CA