Birth date: Jan 17, 1944 Death date: Mar 21, 2008
GERALD E. ERICKSONOur beloved Jerry Erickson passed away last Friday, March 21, 2008, at the Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle. He was born at Saint Joseph Hospital in Tacoma on Jan. 17, 1944. The only child of Virginia and Edwar Read Obituary
Gerry and I will miss talking to Jerry on the phone and will also miss our regular visits.
We have been friends with Jerry for 18 years, and life will not be the same without him. But we also know that Jerry has gone to glory and is waiting for us.##imported-begin##Gerald and Terry Martino##imported-end##
Connie, I am so sorry for your, and our, loss. Jerry was unique, a one-of-a-kind guy who made me laugh every day that I worked with him. I always felt that nursing homes were so fortunate to have Jerry assist them with his skills & knowledge. He's probably examining/fixing the Lord's soffits and issuing citations on the food quality up there as I write this.##imported-begin##Ann Miles##imported-end##
Altough you are not a part of us anymore,UNCLE JERRY, you will be surely missed. I know you and Auntie Nene had a blessed and good time together and we are thankful for our Lord God for that. May the eternal life shine upon you.
With our love and prayers,
LEO,JACKIE,JENNIFER and MEGAN##imported-begin##Leo,Jackie,Jennifer and Megan Monsalud##imported-end##
I'm sorry I never met Jerry in person, but spoke to him many times over the years. I found him to be a warm-hearted and kind man, and easy to talk to. My daughter Melissa and I are part of his extended family and express our sincerest sympathy. He will be missed by all who knew him.##imported-begin##Jerry Green##imported-end##
Jerry and I worked on the same survey team for three years. I learned a lot from him and had a lot of fun doing it. We laughed a lot together, ate good food together, and in general had a great time. The residents all knew and loved Jerry. His kind soul and giving personality will be missed by many.##imported-begin##Diane Marshall##imported-end##
Dear Uncle Jerry,
There are people you meet once and they leave a lasting impression on you, a very pleasant lasting impression. That has been my experience with you. Thank you for having been a blessing to my Aunt Connie most of all - for enriching her life with your humour and kindness. We will miss you!##imported-begin##Beverly David##imported-end##
From March 1993 until October 2006, I worked on another nursing home team in the same office that Jerry worked in.
While he was working, I remember how much time and energy he devoted to assure nursing homes treated their residents well, gave them a clean comfortable place to live, and served good food for them to eat.
After he left the office, Jerry periodically checked in with those of us still working there. He wanted to make sure we continued to do good things for nursing home residents.
Now that he has moved on, I think Jerry is still helping others toward goodness.##imported-begin##Glenn Knepper##imported-end##
My Deepest Condolence to the family and to you Nay. He will always be remembered in my heart. He been a good friend and like father to me. Thank you Gerry for teaching and touching my life. I will miss you a lot my dear friend. Nay, thank you for everything and call me if you need me ok. Godbless and Take Care.
I Love You.##imported-begin##FRED##imported-end##
Connie,
Jerry was a caring man.
I've only worked with him for
a short time during my first
four years at DSHS as an
office assistant.
Every month I do the odometer
reports for the state cars,
and I gave him reminders
to give me his odometer log sheets
for my reports.
And it was very caring of him
to call us now and again after he retired.
He always made my day calling me
to see how I was doing.
And he had a good sense of humor as well.
He was great to work with,
and I miss him.##imported-begin##Scott Jenkins##imported-end##
I worked with Jerry for only a very short time in my beginning years as a DSHS surveyor but learned so much from his public health advisor experience. Jerry did not need to pull out the regulations to answer my questions, because he had them all in his head. He had a great sense of humor and he enjoyed being with the nursing home residents. He will be missed by so many colleagues, friends and those he served.##imported-begin##Donna DeVore##imported-end##
