| Thoughts and Reflections From Friends and Family |
| The following quotes are sentiments I received via e-mail from friends of mine, friends of Scott's, friends of Jerry's, and family friends. Everyone had wonderful things to say about my Big Bro!!! |
| You are listening to Who Wants to Live Forever by Queen. This was one of the theme songs of the movie The Highlander. Jerry and I both loved that movie and it was one of his favorites.... |
| "The only words I can say is those which he and I spoke briefly outside...on sunday...he was extremely proud of you..." - E-mailed to me by my friend Brian, referring to my wedding day. |
| "I was so very sorry to hear of your loss and saying "I'm sorry", I know, doesn't ease the pain you must be feeling at this time. I remember the day Jerry was here and you had both gone out to lunch and we had a very pleasant conversation. he certainly seemed like a very nice young man." - E-mailed to me by a former co-worker of mine, Marion. |
| "I spent a lot of time with Jer between Sat and Sun and we were talking about so many things(guy-things mostly....), and he was messing around with his de-clawed cat all rough and tumble, and we watched From Hell together(and LOVED it), and then I hung out with him a bit during the photo shoot... The weird thing was at some point during the day, Jerry actually reminded me of Ari a bit. When I made that connection I got a bit of a chill, but I dismissed it almost at once. I didn't consciously look for any similarities, but they were there nonetheless. I was really looking forward to hanging out with him. I always liked him and his rather caustic sense of humor and way of looking at things. I dug him alot. My heart goes out to you and your folks, Lisa." - E-mailed to me by my friend Eitan, referring to the wedding weekend |
| "I am so sorry to hear about Jerry. Wow I don't know what to say. I can't believe that, he looked great at the wedding and his words about you and Lisa was extremely touching." - E-mailed to Scott by his friend Russ. |
| "So sorry to hear the bad news. He seemed to be in such good spirits at the wedding and from what I observed, appeared to be quite a nice guy. This is terrible. Your wedding was a blast- we all had a great time. Too bad your honeymoon had to be cut short- hopefully the family can find the strength together to deal with this." - E-mailed to Scott by his friend Bob, affectionately known as Shooey |
| "I'm going to really miss him. He was such a cool person. When I came back to work they had put it in QUICK HITS and everyone offered their condolences to you and your family." - E-mailed to me by Jerry's very good friend (and date at my wedding), Joanie |
| "In Sympathy It is with great sympathy that we announce the passing of Jerry Blocher. Our hearts go out to Jerry's family and friends during this time. Information on the funeral services, which are being held at the Monsey Jewish Center in Monsey, New York, will be available at the Traffic Desk." - E-mailed to me from Joanie, forwarded from the QUICK HITS e-mail that went out to Jerry's former place of work. |
| "I am so sorry about Jerry. Please send our condolences to your folks. I have fond memories of you guys. Since Aviva told me, I keep thinking about how we met at the Knicks game some time ago, among other fond memories. I always enjoyed catching up on Rosh Hashanah." - E-mailed to me by a former neighbor and friend Lawrence |
| "I am very sorry to hear about your brother Jerry. I worked with him at the Holiday Inn Montvale. I kept in touch with him mostly through Email and noticed that he hadn't sent anything in a while. I was very sad to find out that he had passed away. I will always have fond memories of him." - E-mailed to me by Jerry's friend and former co-worker,Ralph |
| "I am so sad to hear about Jerry. He really was a special person. I never got to meet you but I do remember Jerry talking a lot about you. He was so excited the day he found out you were engaged. He really loved you a lot. My heart goes out to you and your family" - E-mailed to me by Jerry's friend, Ileana |
| "Jeff and I spent some alone time with Jerry that weekend of your wedding. We had breakfast with him the day before. Lisa, he was so proud of you and so happy for you and Scott. He had warm and close feelings regarding Scott and so happy the two of you were getting married. He seemed to be in a happy place in his life..especially, when we talked about you and Scott. I know it can be so difficult at times when you have lost someone you love, but you need to move on and enjoy every minute as much as possible of your life. Jerry would want you to.. to enjoy and be happy." - E-mailed to me by a long-time family friend, Clara |
| "Jerry is truly missed but not forgotten I saw my KISS shirt and remembered the Concert (one of the first times I met him) and was thinking about seeing both of you at the show" - E-mailed to me by my friend, Ron |
| "I read the news about your brother's passing with great sadness. Jerry and I were classmates in ASP. I have vivid memories of goofing off together in class." - E-mailed to me by a former classmate of Jerry's from our school in France, John |
| "even though i didnt know him that well as i know u lisa.. he was also a part of my life.. i still remember the time that he wanted to go to hooters with me on a super bowl sunday thats when it was open in neptune.. i wish i did go with him.. he wanted to do so much like hang out with me and we never really did hang out together.. we never really had like a guys night out. the only time we did hang out together was when u were with him at the bowling alley... boy did he love the giants and the devils.. i dont know what else to say about him but those r the only things that i can think of.." "i really do wish now ever since that day that i couldve been able to come home for your wedding.. i would be happy just to spend five minutes with him right now.. all he ever talked about was sports.. sports were his life.. when he talks about sports u dont need sportscenter on espn, u just call jerry and ask him how this team or that team is doing and he would tell u.. boy did he love his dog.. those two were inseparable...u couldnt get them apart for more than five minutes.." - E-mailed to me by my friend, Frank |
| "Only today, I learned that your brother Jerry passed away. May I offer you my most sincere condolences in your loss. In 1987, I organized, the trip to Russia you mentioned in your message. Although quite a few years went by, I still remember Jerry vividly and the good time he had while on the trip. That particular year, the atmosphere in the group was very relaxed and very friendly. The kids were not only thrilled by the unusual experience they were going through, being in the Soviet Union, but also somewhat frightened by being in a country considered unfriendly by the United States. The strangeness of it all made them rely on each other much more then it would have been possible in other circumstances and allowed them to develop bonds with each other. I think that more than anything, besides the country itself, it was the good feeling present and the acceptance that everyone had for each other in the group which pleased Jerry so much. Of course, the parties in the rooms at night in which he participated whole heartedly helped. I'm very glad he enjoyed himself while he could and that I was able, in a small measure, to provide that pleasure for him." - E-mailed to me by one of Jerry's former teachers at ASP |
| "Lisa, You may not remember me but I was at one of Jerry's birthday parties in France grade 8 or 7 I believe. I just found out throught the ASP website about Jerry passing away. I am very sorry to hear this. Was it an accident or was Jerry ill? Jerry will be in my prayers this Sunday......" - E-mailed to me by a former classmate of Jerry's at ASP, Tim |
| I just finished reading Lisa's website about her brother, Jerry. Oh, my Lisa! What a terrible thing to have happened! I, too, lost my brother this August (25). He was 48 and he had colon cancer since March. It happened one week before my husband, Stu, and I were to open in a production of "State Fair". It was a very hard time and, even though not totally unexpected, shocking to say the least! I think it is beautiful that you paid Jerry such a wonderful tribute on a website for us to appreciate your special relationship. I wish I had that talent. I could only arrange a beautiful memorial service for my brother, Tom, and dedicate my performance in "State Fair" to him in the program. Every night, right before the curtain would go up, I'd say "Enjoy the show, Tom -- now you have a front-row seat." He wasn't able to see me in the shows as he lived in MD and we live in FL. - Posted on a thread on the Disney Message Boards by someone who saw this website. |