RIP, Jerry....

Well, they pulled the plug on my pal Jerry yesterday, he died peacefully last night. Jerry and I were friends since about age 12. When he was 15 days home from Vietnam, proudly cruising the streets of Madison on his brand new XLCH Sporty he got ran over (literally) by a drunk in a pickup who ran a stop sign. Jerry has been in a coma ever since then and had begun to worsen and was visibly in a lot of pain the last few months.
After much agony and prayer, his family decided to shut everything off and let him go. Lots of us stopped to say goodbye yesterday. At 9PM he died with his Mom and all his brothers and sisters with him.
Don't be too sad for Jerry, he's doing a lot better where he is now. But next time you encounter a drunk on the street, or someone getting ready to drive drunk do us all a favor and either take his keys or call the cops so some other family doesn't have to go through what Jerry and his family have been through since 1972....:mad: :mad: :mad:

Eh... Alkohol is indirect killer. Peace to the man's soul.

My Lord, thats a long time to be kept on the machines! Why?

Our condolences to you and his family. Godspeed

Dave, my condolesnces, to both you and Jerry's family. Good Grief, I am really suprised he hung there that long. I can't think of anything else appropriate to say. Sorry, buddy.

sorry to hear that Dave.......

Your friend has a salute from one service member to another.
May he rest in piece.

Dave, May he rest in peace. My condolences

Pat

I'm so sorry to hear that Dave. Had to be an extremely hard decision for all concerned to make.

May he finally rest in peace.


Don

What a crappy hand to be dealt to someone who served his country in that awful war. Good on you, Dave, for being his friend all these years. May he find the rest that has escaped him for all these years.

Dave,
My condolences to especially his family that held in there for so long hoping for that miracle and to you and his friends that wished he could return to health and be a part of the circle of buddies.

Thanks guys. Yes, it was a very long time. Jerry's mom has his power of attorney and had this hope that someday he'd wake up. Over the years he had at times shown some evidence of coming out of the coma...eye's open and eye movement sometimes, other little things. I guess we all say that we would have given up hope many years before.....But then, if it was my son.....

PS---The guy who hit him is (of course) still alive and well.... I did see him yesterday, well ok, I went out of my way to see him yesterday, and told him that his victim had finally died...Well, ok. I told him a few other things, too....I know it didn't do the situation any good, but it sure did make me feel better!!!! He was drunk as usual, after our "conversation" I also let the cops know he was driving drunk. Sure do hope he got busted!!!!

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Originally Posted by Dave Severson

...............He was drunk as usual, after our "conversation" I also let the cops know he was driving drunk. Sure do hope he got busted!!!!

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Dave,
If it helps - maybe the guy(without knowing him) is still a drunk because of what he did to your buddy and he has more demons then you can imagine which may be his punishment for drunk driving.

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Originally Posted by Irelands child

Dave,
If it helps - maybe the guy(without knowing him) is still a drunk because of what he did to your buddy and he has more demons then you can imagine which may be his punishment for drunk driving.

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I like that. I hate drinker/drivers,but I really like that thought......

Sorry Dave.
Prayers to his family and all his friends that stuck by him.

Jack

very sorry to hear that dave, and what a very long wait for the family for his chance to return. we just had a drunk run a stop light 3:25 A.M no lights on. while we were leaving work thursday and rear ended a co worker, he was life lined to indy and is in very critical condition.

Real sorry to hear of your buddy Dave. Thats a long time in a coma and my heart goes out to the family and you.

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Originally Posted by Irelands child

Dave,
If it helps - maybe the guy(without knowing him) is still a drunk because of what he did to your buddy and he has more demons then you can imagine which may be his punishment for drunk driving.

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Well, if he does I'm glad of it!!! Yeah, I'm a little bitter!

Very sorry to hear that Dave. Losing someone, a friend, is never easy under any circumstances. I wish you, Jerry, and your families, the best.

...I'm very sorry to hear of your loss Dave. My prayers go out to you, his other friends & family. That must have been so hard on his family & friends. Thirty five years of waiting for Jerry to come out of the coma! Wow! Bill

Dave, our sympathies and prayers go out to you, Jerry, and all his friends and family.
If I'm going to be driving, I won't drink. Not even one glass of beer.
This sad case has reinforced that.

johnboy

Dave really sorry to hear that. Hope he's in a better place now and is at peace. I lost my Mom to a drunk driver back in 73.

G.

Dave - My condolences to both you and Jerry's family. And you are right about Jerry being in a better place to day. I find no fault in his family keeping him on support, as there has been several cases of people coming out of a coma after nearly 30 years. It would be extremely hard for me to turn off the power for my daughter, even at the end of my life.

It's a real shame that the person on life support wasn't the drunk who hit him. Would have been much better to have had their lives reversed.

:( Hey Dave......I'm so sorry to hear about your buddy...that really, really bites. My thoughts, prayers, and heart, go out to all those affected by this senceless stupid, act.:mad: :mad:
As you say tho........now he's in a better place, but it would sure be nice to have him back.....in a selfish way.
But you'll see him again in your own time, up at that big parts store in the sky. Till then.......he's in your heart and thoughts.
Take care, D

Dave Prayers are with his family and his friends .

Like you i would have done the same with the guy . Hope the cops bounce him off the cell a few times.