MY BROTHER JERRY PASSED TO HIS ETERNAL HOME ON MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2025. HE WAS 77 YEARS OLD. RUTH AND I GOT THE NOTICE WHILE ON OUR WAY HOME FROM NEPAL AFTER TWO WEEKS OF CONFERENCES IN THE UTTERMOST PART OF THE WORLD. HEARING OF JERRY'S DEPARTURE KIND OF HIT ME HARD. YOU ARE NEVER REALLY READY FOR SOMEONE TO DIE WHO HAS BEEN A FIXTURE IN YOUR LIFE. HE BEING THREE YEARS OLDER, HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE. ALWAYS WITHIN REACH BY TELEPHONE. THIS CONSISTENCY DEFINES JERRY WELL. HE LIVED HIS LIFE FAITHFULLY AND DEPENDABLY. THIS EARNED HIM PROMOTIONS ON THE JOB AND THE TRUST OF EVERYONE IN HIS WORLD. ALTHOUGH WE LIVED A THOUSAND MILES APART, I TALKED WITH HIM BY PHONE OFTEN. HE WAS ALWAYS EXCITED ABOUT GOING TO HEAVEN. WELL, HE IS THERE NOW! I AM HAPPY FOR HIM. MY RECOLLECTIONS OF GROWING UP WITH JERRY AND BEING BROTHERS AS ADULTS COULD FILL A WHOLE BOOK. LET ME JUST SAY HERE THAT HE WAS A GOOD BROTHER AND A BIG HOLE IS LEFT THAT NO ONE HERE CAN FILL. LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR REUNION IN HEAVEN.
