Jerry was a most wonderful and loving friend. A mentor to all who knew him, he was the hub of a familial wheel that spun into the far reaches of space! He loved life; was the epitome of life! He celebrated good food, wine and our Mother Ocean! I loved him dearly and always....he changed my life...

I knew Jerry since the eighth grade.  He was one of my best and closest friends. Miss you my brother!

Jerry has always been one of the main new friends i met on first moving to Hawaii in 1969.  I've thought of him maybe a thousand times since 69 and now to hear he is gone before us.  I love him.