Self-proclaimed, "The Great" Gerald Jones passed away April 4, 2018 in Yuma, Arizona at the age of 90.
Gerry passed at home from natural causes, in the presence of his wife Judy and son Forrest.
Gerry was born in Wadena, MN, to Myron Jones and Verna Green.
He had 3 brothers and one sister.
He was raised in Montour, Idaho and joined the Navy in 1945, during World War II.
He was honorably discharged and was awarded the Victory Medal for his service.
He later attended Boise Junior College where he earned his Associates Degree.
Gerry held many unique and fulfilling jobs: logger, machine shop apprentice, surveyor, project engineer, commercial fisherman and planning director (Chief).
His hobbies were painting landscapes, writing and reciting poetry.
His most famed moment was reciting a Robert Service poem, the "Shooting of Dan McGrew", for then Alaska Governor Bill Egan.
Gerry arrived in Juneau, Alaska two days before Christmas in 1960.
He married his beautiful wife Judy Robeson on July 12, 1963, and later had two children Wesley and Forrest.
He retired from the Alaska Department of Transportation in 1978, at the age of 50.
Gerry moved to the foothills of Yuma, Arizona in 1987, next to a beautiful golf course and desert landscape.
Gerry touched a lot of lives in very positive ways but to those he touched in negative ways, on behalf of his sons, Wes and Forrest, we are truly sorry.
Gerald was preceded in death by his parents Myron and Verna, brothers Vernon, William, Ronald and his sister Gretchen.
He is survived by his Wife, Judy Jones and his three sons Wesley and Forrest Jones & Geoff Simpson.
"My Madonna"
By Robert Service
I haled me a woman from the street,
Shameless, but, oh so fair!
I bade her sit in the model's seat
And I painted her sitting there.
I hid all trace of her heart unclean;
I painted a babe at her breast;
I painted her as she might have been
If the Worst had been the Best.
She laughed at my picture and went away,
Then came, with a knowing nod,
A connoisseur, and I heard him say;
"Tis Mary, the Mother of God."
So I painted a halo round her hair,
And I sold her and took my fee,
And she hangs in the church of Saint HIllaire,
Where you and all may see.
In lieu of flowers, Gerry's wishes were for friends and family to donate to the Gastineau Channel Historical Society (PO Box 21264, Juneau AK 99802), in his name.
He cherished the honor of his family being recognized in the Gastineau Channel Memories Vol. II.
He did not wish to have a service but wanted all his friends and family to celebrate his life in their own way.
The "Chief" will be missed but not forgotten.
Published in The Yuma Sun on Apr. 11, 2018
Gerry passed at home from natural causes, in the presence of his wife Judy and son Forrest.
Gerry was born in Wadena, MN, to Myron Jones and Verna Green.
He had 3 brothers and one sister.
He was raised in Montour, Idaho and joined the Navy in 1945, during World War II.
He was honorably discharged and was awarded the Victory Medal for his service.
He later attended Boise Junior College where he earned his Associates Degree.
Gerry held many unique and fulfilling jobs: logger, machine shop apprentice, surveyor, project engineer, commercial fisherman and planning director (Chief).
His hobbies were painting landscapes, writing and reciting poetry.
His most famed moment was reciting a Robert Service poem, the "Shooting of Dan McGrew", for then Alaska Governor Bill Egan.
Gerry arrived in Juneau, Alaska two days before Christmas in 1960.
He married his beautiful wife Judy Robeson on July 12, 1963, and later had two children Wesley and Forrest.
He retired from the Alaska Department of Transportation in 1978, at the age of 50.
Gerry moved to the foothills of Yuma, Arizona in 1987, next to a beautiful golf course and desert landscape.
Gerry touched a lot of lives in very positive ways but to those he touched in negative ways, on behalf of his sons, Wes and Forrest, we are truly sorry.
Gerald was preceded in death by his parents Myron and Verna, brothers Vernon, William, Ronald and his sister Gretchen.
He is survived by his Wife, Judy Jones and his three sons Wesley and Forrest Jones & Geoff Simpson.
"My Madonna"
By Robert Service
I haled me a woman from the street,
Shameless, but, oh so fair!
I bade her sit in the model's seat
And I painted her sitting there.
I hid all trace of her heart unclean;
I painted a babe at her breast;
I painted her as she might have been
If the Worst had been the Best.
She laughed at my picture and went away,
Then came, with a knowing nod,
A connoisseur, and I heard him say;
"Tis Mary, the Mother of God."
So I painted a halo round her hair,
And I sold her and took my fee,
And she hangs in the church of Saint HIllaire,
Where you and all may see.
In lieu of flowers, Gerry's wishes were for friends and family to donate to the Gastineau Channel Historical Society (PO Box 21264, Juneau AK 99802), in his name.
He cherished the honor of his family being recognized in the Gastineau Channel Memories Vol. II.
He did not wish to have a service but wanted all his friends and family to celebrate his life in their own way.
The "Chief" will be missed but not forgotten.
Published in The Yuma Sun on Apr. 11, 2018
Self-proclaimed, "The Great" Gerald Jones passed away April 4, 2018 in Yuma, Arizona at the age of 90.
Gerry passed at home from natural causes, in the presence of his wife Judy and son Forrest.
Gerry was born in Wadena, MN, to Myron Jones and Verna Green.
He had 3 brothers and one sister.
He was raised in Montour, Idaho and joined the Navy in 1945, during World War II.
He was honorably discharged and was awarded the Victory Medal for his service.
He later attended Boise Junior College where he earned his Associates Degree.
Gerry held many unique and fulfilling jobs: logger, machine shop apprentice, surveyor, project engineer, commercial fisherman and planning director (Chief).
His hobbies were painting landscapes, writing and reciting poetry.
His most famed moment was reciting a Robert Service poem, the "Shooting of Dan McGrew", for then Alaska Governor Bill Egan.
Gerry arrived in Juneau, Alaska two days before Christmas in 1960.
He married his beautiful wife Judy Robeson on July 12, 1963, and later had two children Wesley and Forrest.
He retired from the Alaska Department of Transportation in 1978, at the age of 50.
Gerry moved to the foothills of Yuma, Arizona in 1987, next to a beautiful golf course and desert landscape.
Gerry touched a lot of lives in very positive ways but to those he touched in negative ways, on behalf of his sons, Wes and Forrest, we are truly sorry.
Gerald was preceded in death by his parents Myron and Verna, brothers Vernon, William, Ronald and his sister Gretchen.
He is survived by his Wife, Judy Jones and his three sons Wesley and Forrest Jones & Geoff Simpson.
"My Madonna"
By Robert Service
I haled me a woman from the street,
Shameless, but, oh so fair!
I bade her sit in the model's seat
And I painted her sitting there.
I hid all trace of her heart unclean;
I painted a babe at her breast;
I painted her as she might have been
If the Worst had been the Best.
She laughed at my picture and went away,
Then came, with a knowing nod,
A connoisseur, and I heard him say;
"Tis Mary, the Mother of God."
So I painted a halo round her hair,
And I sold her and took my fee,
And she hangs in the church of Saint HIllaire,
Where you and all may see.
In lieu of flowers, Gerry's wishes were for friends and family to donate to the Gastineau Channel Historical Society (PO Box 21264, Juneau AK 99802), in his name.
He cherished the honor of his family being recognized in the Gastineau Channel Memories Vol. II.
He did not wish to have a service but wanted all his friends and family to celebrate his life in their own way.
The "Chief" will be missed but not forgotten.
Published in The Yuma Sun on Apr. 11, 2018
Gerry passed at home from natural causes, in the presence of his wife Judy and son Forrest.
Gerry was born in Wadena, MN, to Myron Jones and Verna Green.
He had 3 brothers and one sister.
He was raised in Montour, Idaho and joined the Navy in 1945, during World War II.
He was honorably discharged and was awarded the Victory Medal for his service.
He later attended Boise Junior College where he earned his Associates Degree.
Gerry held many unique and fulfilling jobs: logger, machine shop apprentice, surveyor, project engineer, commercial fisherman and planning director (Chief).
His hobbies were painting landscapes, writing and reciting poetry.
His most famed moment was reciting a Robert Service poem, the "Shooting of Dan McGrew", for then Alaska Governor Bill Egan.
Gerry arrived in Juneau, Alaska two days before Christmas in 1960.
He married his beautiful wife Judy Robeson on July 12, 1963, and later had two children Wesley and Forrest.
He retired from the Alaska Department of Transportation in 1978, at the age of 50.
Gerry moved to the foothills of Yuma, Arizona in 1987, next to a beautiful golf course and desert landscape.
Gerry touched a lot of lives in very positive ways but to those he touched in negative ways, on behalf of his sons, Wes and Forrest, we are truly sorry.
Gerald was preceded in death by his parents Myron and Verna, brothers Vernon, William, Ronald and his sister Gretchen.
He is survived by his Wife, Judy Jones and his three sons Wesley and Forrest Jones & Geoff Simpson.
"My Madonna"
By Robert Service
I haled me a woman from the street,
Shameless, but, oh so fair!
I bade her sit in the model's seat
And I painted her sitting there.
I hid all trace of her heart unclean;
I painted a babe at her breast;
I painted her as she might have been
If the Worst had been the Best.
She laughed at my picture and went away,
Then came, with a knowing nod,
A connoisseur, and I heard him say;
"Tis Mary, the Mother of God."
So I painted a halo round her hair,
And I sold her and took my fee,
And she hangs in the church of Saint HIllaire,
Where you and all may see.
In lieu of flowers, Gerry's wishes were for friends and family to donate to the Gastineau Channel Historical Society (PO Box 21264, Juneau AK 99802), in his name.
He cherished the honor of his family being recognized in the Gastineau Channel Memories Vol. II.
He did not wish to have a service but wanted all his friends and family to celebrate his life in their own way.
The "Chief" will be missed but not forgotten.
Published in The Yuma Sun on Apr. 11, 2018
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