Lynch Jerry M.

Please accept our deepest condolences for your family’s loss.

I wished that I could have had my emotions under control the night of the Rosary so I could have shared a few words about Jerry, but it just was not possible so I am sharing them here. Words can not express the sadness I feel for the loss of my brother Jerry, he was such a kind-hearted soul and life will never be the same without him. It helps to know that he is with our mother, father and brother that he loved and missed so much. When Jerry was in the hospital one of his hands looked like our mothers and the other like our fathers, we feel they were there holding his hands. The day Jerry died, a snow storm arrived in true John Lynch fashion. The day John died it snowed, John loved the snow, John was there with mom and dad to take him home. Jerry has always been a part of my life, when I was a kid I spent a lot time with him, his wife Carolyn and his two girls Brenna and Kerry. They would let me stay with them when they lived in the country in Augusta and let me tag along many times to Carolyns family home in Newkirk, OK. When I was in High School, I belonged to a program called office education, I would go to school in the morning and worked for Jerry in the afternoon. Jerry was a good teacher, he taught me to pay attention to detail, and that even though you thought you were doing a great job, it could always be better. My teacher would come to visit with Jerry often (I think because he was so cute) and I would get so mad because he would never give me an A, it was always a B, he taught me that there is always room for improvement. At the time I didnt understand, but as I got older I knew it was a great lesson to learn and it made me understand Jerry and how he was such a perfectionist in everything he did. My family and I have had a lot of fun with Jerry, he was a big part of our life, any time we called him up and invited him to go somewhere he was always willing and ready to go. He was a great uncle to our children, he went to almost every dance recital of Jennas and believe me there were years and years of them, and they were really long, we think he truly enjoyed them. For many years, we spent almost every Friday night together during football season tailgating before the Kapaun games and then watching Jenna dance at half time and watching Tyler play football. Even though this last season he had cancer and sometimes he didnt feel the best, or the weather wasnt the greatest (he hated the cold), he was there sharing the excitement of Jenna and Tylers accomplishments. He spent years watching Tyler play football when he played for the Mustangs in the Wichita junior football league. He was always there. Jerry went to the varsity basketball games to see Jenna dance at half time, then turn around go to Tylers freshman games. He went to as many as he could of the sophomore and JV basketball games. Not only did he love to watch Jenna and Tyler he loved Kapaun Mt. Carmel sports, it was a big part of his life for many years and he was excited to see his niece and nephew part of it also, and I think it made him happy to a part of it again. Whether it is at a dance function, Kapaun sporting event or watching the Huskers with us on Saturday afternoons, we will miss Jerry so much and it just wont be the same. Not only was Jerry a great uncle and brother, he was a very special son, every night for many years he stopped by our parents home to check on them, he took the trash out for them and fed the dog for them every night, and then on Sundays he would spend the afternoons with them, and in the spring and summer he would mow their yard and take care of their garden for them so they would have the fresh tomatoes mom and dad loved so much. Anything that needed to be done, he was there to help them out. He was always there. Jerry was a quiet guy, he didnt have to say much when he was around, but you knew he loved being a part of what was going on. And, even though he was a quiet guy, he always mentioned his girls and his grandkids, and you knew without a doubt that they were the highlight of his life. Jerry gave such joy to me and my family, and our parents and we were just a small part of his life, he had many other relationships with family members and friends, and I am certain like us, they were blessed by having Jerry in their life. I love you Jerry, you gave the cancer a good fight, and you didnt let it stop you in doing the things you wanted. Your fight was proven to all of us when the doctor told us we had already experienced our miracle, you were with us a lot longer than they thought you would be. Thank you for your fight, thank you for being an inspiration to us all. Thank you for being such a great brother and uncle. We love you and will miss you forever. Julie