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Chief Master
Sergeant Jerry D. Montgomery Jr. (December 7, 1940 - March 13, 2007) Jerry David Montgomery, Jr., formerly of Selma, Alabama, entered into rest on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 in Del Rio, Texas. Jerry was born in Collirene, Lowndes County, Alabama, on December 7, 1940, and graduated from R. B. Hudson High School, Selma, Alabama in 1958. Prior to joining the U. S. Air Force in 1961, he attended Tuskegee University. He retired from the Air Force in October 1991 at the rank of Chief Master Sergeant, following a career in fuels management that took him on numerous assignments in the U. S. and abroad.
Jerry was the son of Jerry D. Montgomery, Sr., a longtime resident of Selma who passed away in 1995, and Annie Spivey Montgomery, also of Selma. He was preceded in death by his wife, Carol Pearce Stewart Montgomery. He is survived by his son, Leslie D. Stewart of Colorado Springs, Colorado; daughter Patrice M. Fisher of North Hills California; mother; and sister, Jacqueline D. Montgomery of Cincinnati, Ohio.
A
memorial service was held at the Base Chapel, Laughlin AFB, Del Rio, Texas
on March 23, 2007.
Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there, I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow, I am the softly falling snow. I am the gentle showers of rain, I am the fields of ripening grain. I am in the morning hush, I am in the graceful rush Of beautiful birds in circling flight. I am the starshine of the night. I am in the flowers that bloom, I am in a quiet room. I am in the birds that sing, I am in each lovely thing. Do not stand at my grave and cry, I am not there -- I do not die.
----- Mary Elizabeth Frye Text and Top Photo By Jacqueline Montgomery Bottom Photo By Benny Sanders |
