In Memory of Uncle Jerry

This is in memory of my Uncle Jerry. This was my dad's oldest brother. We learned that he passed away during the night. He had been sick since February but the family just learned of this a couple of weeks ago when we almost lost him then. His condition had improved and he was supposed to be leaving Vaderbilt this week and going to rehab but during the night he took a turn for the worse and his heart stopped. Please keep the family in everyone's prayers. My dad and his brothers have been through so much in their lives. Their mother was killed when they were a very young age and had struggles with the father after that and he has passed as well. As a daughter it is very hard to see your father cry and not be that strong figure because of something so heartbreaking but my uncle wanted no tears. He would not let anyone cry or miss out on their life these last couple of weeks. My aunt and cousins would have to leave the room to break down and he made my cousin finish his finals for his master's program even though we didn't know if he would make it or not. That was just the type of man he was. He will be deeply missed.