Loren G. "Jerry" Carlisle's Obituary
Loren Gerald "Jerry" Carlisle was born in Colville, WA on May 12, 1937 and passed away on May 16, 2025. He was a beloved husband, brother, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was preceded in death by his grandson, Loren, his granddaughter, Desiree, son, Loren, brother, Ken, and parents, Loren and Marjorie.
Jerry was an avid student and a lifelong learner. He graduated from Puyallup High School in 1955. While there, he was selected to represent the Puyallup area as a delegate to the United Nations Pilgrimage in New York City in 1954. He also served as Class President during his senior year at PHS. He attended Oregon State University, Tacoma Community College, and completed the trade union program at Harvard University.
Jerry started a bricklaying apprenticeship program after graduating from high school. He dedicated his career to the trade and rapidly took on leadership roles. In just four years, he was elected as the Principal Officer of Bricklayers Local 1, WA. He also served as Secretary Treasurer of the WA - OR State Conference before he was hired by the International Union of Bricklayers to represent the western region.
He was passionate about service within his community, volunteering on the Board of Directors for the United Good Neighbors Fund, the American Red Cross, Tacoma General Hospital, and the Tacoma Boy's Club, along with various positions in local labor organizations. The United Good Neighbors was especially important to him, and he served as President in 1968 and 1969.
In 1972, Jerry and his family moved to the Washington, DC area after the International Union of Bricklayers promoted him to Director of the Department of Collective Bargaining Services. Jerry was a strong advocate and facilitator of the Union's participation in the federal government's Wage Control Program.
While progressing in his career and community service, Jerry was a supportive and loving father. He enjoyed watching his children play sports, coached his sons' Little League team and was always there to cheer his children on from the sidelines. He enjoyed fishing and hunting, skills that he shared with his sons and brothers.
After serving as Trustee of the International Union's International Pension Fund, International Health Fund, and International Masonary Institute, Jerry was appointed as Treasurer of the International Union and became a member of the Union's Executive Board in 1979. In 1985, he was elected to the number two office in the International Union, the Secretary-Treasurer position. He worked passionately to advocate for the Union's benefit and insurance programs, while fulfilling his constitutional duties of Secretary-Treasurer.
Jerry retired in 1996 and began to work as an investment consultant for a firm located in Washington, DC. He served on the Board of Directors for the International Foundation for Employee Benefit Plans. In this capacity, he was honored to speak at several of the Foundation's annual conferences.
While living outside of Washington, DC, Jerry's son and daughter both met their spouses, Patti and Jerry. He soon became a grandfather to five grandchildren, Loren, Brittany, Jaimie, Caitlin and Dane. He loved watching them grow up. He attended as many soccer, baseball and volleyball games as he could, and he enjoyed spending time with them all on the beach. He also shared a love of crossword puzzles that now spans three Carlisle generations.
After thirty-four years of living in Northern Virginia, in 2006, he and his wife Pat, moved back to the Pacific Northwest to Gig Harbor, WA.
He is survived by his wife of 69 years, M. Patricia Carlisle (Anderson), a son Darrell (Patti O'Toole) of Denver, CO, a daughter, Shannon Beem (Jerry) of Palm City, FL, four grandchildren, Brittany, Jaimie, Caitlin, and Dane, seven great-grandchildren, a sister, Carol Wood (Tom) of Greensboro, NC, and a brother Irv (Carla) of Soldotna, AK.
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