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Lt (Retired) Bob Johnson Weymouth PD
November 11, 2023
I just came across Jerry´s obituary without knowing that he had passed 15 years ago. He had been my dentist during the years that I ran a business right across the street from his office.
One time I shattered a tooth and called the office, but he was not in at the time. He called me back from home and came right in to take care of me. He was a great friend and I have never forgotten him.
Edith Millard
January 26, 2009
I was so sorry to learn recently of Dr. Jernegan's death. Thanks to him, my opinion of dentists did a 180. Not only was he the "no pain" dentist, Dr. Jernegan also had a wonderful way with his patients and staff. Such a great sense of humor -- he will be missed by many.
Jo (Oberg) Kilbourn
January 25, 2009
Thanks for putting the pics up. In all the years since "the neighborhood", I would have definitely recognized him at the reunion! Jerry was missed!
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I was cleaning the basement this week at work and found a box filled with great pictures of Dr J. what a great life he had and is surely missed by so many. here are a few
Happy Birthday Doc!
Good times in Ft. Myers!
November 25, 2008
Jernegan men in FL!
November 25, 2008
At Jeff's House in Hanson
November 25, 2008
Terry, Jim, Linda, Andy, & Jackie Moscardelli
August 19, 2008
Our family just heard of DR. J. passing.
I first met Dr. J in 1979 shortly moving to Mass. I thought he was the greatest dentist and an awsome guy. It was a pleasure going to his office, Dr. J made your day with a story or a joke.
My family and I wish the Jernegan Family not tears of sorrow but tears of laughter and wonderful memmories. He will be missed.
Vinny Joyce
July 15, 2008
Dear Jernegan Family,
We are very sorry to hear about your loss, he was a funny guy and will be missed greatly.
Vinny and Kate Joyce
Jo (Oberg) Kilbourn
July 13, 2008
May God hold you all tightly within His arms of comfort. I grew up with Gerry - sort of backyard neighbors - in the "Clive Street Gang". I shall miss seeing him at the reunion. My prayers are with all of you at this time. May your tears of sadness be replaced with smiles and laughter as you hold his memory close.
Paula Davis
July 12, 2008
I am so glad I got to see Jerry at our NQHS 25th reunion and was hoping to see him again at our 50th. He was always smiling and had lots of friends. His obituary and video was a beautiful tribute to his memory and depicted what a full and happy life he had with his family and friends, colleagues and dental patients. He will truly be missed. My prayer for his beloved family is that all the love and happy memories you shared with Jerry will help sustain you through the difficult times ahead. May God give you strength, peace and acceptance in knowing that he will be waiting for you again with that beautiful smile on his face.
Richard Bowen
July 12, 2008
I haven't seen Jerry since 9th grade at NQHS. We were childhood friends and I have many fond memories of the fun things that Jerry and I did together. I was looking forward to reconnecting at the NQHS reunion in October. Please accept my condolences and sympathy.
Tom Corliss
July 11, 2008
Jeff, just returned from a trip and heard the sad news of your dad's passing. I hope your family is holding up and I look forward to speaking with you soon.
Russ McLeod
July 11, 2008
Jerry was one of my classmates at NQHS and was looking forward to seeing him at class reunion. My condolences to his family. God Bless
Laurie (Mercer)Leeds
July 11, 2008
I remember Jerry from school. I'm sorry we won't re-unite at the reunion. From the other entries I've read; he made the most of his time here and left the seed of love to all he came in contact with. My heart goes out to his family and friends.
P.J. Coletta
July 11, 2008
I just heard the sad news yesterday of Dr. Jernigan's passing. I've gone to Dr.Jernigan since grammer school and can say that he always put a smile on my face. I've known Jeff for quite a few years and worked with him before he went on to bigger and better things at Braintree P.D. My sympathies, P.J. Coletta
Betty Sheehan
July 11, 2008
I'm a 1958 classmate that will regret not getting to see Jerry in October. He will be missed by many. My prayers are with his family & friends as well as my NQHS classmates.
Lisa D
July 10, 2008
I just heard about Dr Jernegan and I am so sorry for everyone's loss. I am not a person who would ever have thought it possible to love a dentist, but I truly looked forward to my appointments because he always made me feel so at ease by making me laugh about one thing or another. We had a difference of opinion on one baseball player in particular. I think he's great. Dr J? Not so much. He was a great dentist but also just a great guy. I was the last patient he saw. He couldn't work on me that day because he wasn't feeling well. He said he was going to call me the night before to cancel but he knew that I wanted him (and only him) to fix my problem so he came in but he just wasn't up for it. Here he was with cancer apologizing to me for not feeling well enough to do some dental thing. I distinctly remember thinking to myself, "You are a far better person than I am cause I wouldn't apologize for anything if I were you. In fact, I would find it hard to care about me and my teeth!" But, this is the type of doctor and guy he was. It reminded me of another time years earlier when he had gone to the office after a major snowstorm. Donna called to see where I was, which was stuck in the snow. I drive a Jeep and I could hear Dr Jernegan in the background shouting instructions--"4 low! Put it in 4 low!" I eventually found 4 low and got there asking him why he would even bother coming in on such a day when most had canceled and he said he knew I had a cavity that needed filling and it shouldn't wait. Again, better person than I. He was so funny, nice, talented, dedicated, and accomodating and I only knew him as a patient! I can't begin to imagine the level of loss for his family and friends. He is irreplaceable. You're all in my thoughts and prayers.
Kevin and Julie Haley
July 10, 2008
To the Jernegan family,
We were so very sorry to hear of your loss. His good nature and clever wit will be missed by all.
July 10, 2008
To the Jernegan family,
We are very sorry for the loss of such a good patient and man. He will be missed.
From the staff of Dr. Looney's
Earl Lantery
July 10, 2008
God rest his soul!
Barbara Glab
July 10, 2008
Jackie and Family,
My thoughts and prayers are with you all at this very difficult time. Words can not express what a truly wonderful person "Dr. J"" was. It was an honor to work with such a genuine, compassionate person. I have so many fond memories of him. I can just see him walking in the office's back door with Dunkin Donuts for all. Or, bringing chocolate hearts in for everyone on Valentine's Day, and the office trip to a "BOSOX" game. And, of course all of the office parties, w/ lobster dinners and frozen drinks at the beach house. He was always thinking of others. He was an inspiration for me to go on to dental school. I learned so much from him as a dentist and as a person. I will always remember him. I have thought of him often, especially while I work. And, I will continue to do so. The world was a much better place with "Dr. J" in it.
Sincerely,
Barbara Glab Davies
Kristen Haley
July 10, 2008
To the Jernegan Family,
My deepest sympathy to all of you. There aren't enough words to express the sadness I feel for all of you. Jerry was such a presence in our lives growing up at Duxbury Beach during the summer. We always looked forward to that "one liner" as he walked by our house on the sea wall either going to or coming back from visiting "Arthur" back when. The memories we all share are such fond ones, he will truely be missed.
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Joe and Jean Crisefulli
July 10, 2008
To The Jernegan Family,
With deepest sympathy to all of you.
Our thoughts and prayers will be with you, at this very sad time.
Karen & John (Crisefulli) Asam
July 10, 2008
To the Jernegan Family,
We are so sorry about your loss. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Mary Lou Haley
July 9, 2008
To Jackie and family
We are so sorry to hear about Jerry, he was a special person who will be truly missed. We didn't see alot of him the past couple of years, but when we did it was like old times.
It's hard to express the sadness we feel in our hearts for you
May God grant you peace though this difficult time
Love
Mary Lou and Artie Haley
Scott & Laura Crisafulli
July 9, 2008
To the Jernegan Family,
Our deepest sympathy to you all. Jerry will be sadly missed.
Laurie (Holmes)Jason
July 9, 2008
Garrett and Family,
I am so sorry for your loss. It's so hard to lose a parent. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Heather (Smith) Nutter
July 9, 2008
With my sincerest sympathy to the family of Dr. Jernegan. He was our family dentist from the time I was a little girl. His jokes did indeed take my mind off the drill. He would blow the air instrument in my ear to make me laugh. May God bless his family and comfort them in the days ahead.
Most Sincerely,
(Daughter of Rev. Donald Smith)
July 9, 2008
Jeff and family,
A fond memory of your dad was his welcoming us to a wedding reception in his back yard in Duxbury. 8 of us dropping by after boating past the house, and we were all welcomed....in our bathing suits!!
A nice, nice man with a very nice family....Don and Suzanne Cohoon
Denise,Richard, Kristen Kara & Kaitlyn McDonough
July 9, 2008
Dr. J. was such a good guy. Anytime my family went to him there was always a good feeling when we left. He knew all about everyone in the family and always took interest in my 3 daughter's swimming, colleges and anything they were into. I remember one time Dr. J was going away and Donna was also so she wouldn't be able to take care of his best Pal MAC or for his daily walk around Pond Meadow. Dr. J. knew we shared the same love for Goldens, so we set it up to dog sit for MAC, we knew how hard it was to send your best pal to the kennel. When he dropped Mac off, he gave instructions on the "special mix" of food that had to be refrigerated and mixed just right. Mac was not too spoiled! We learned he even had MAC practicing good dental hygiene.Needless to say we started mixing our dog's food the same way. Harry and MAC became good friends, Dr. J. wanted MAC & Harry to have play dates in his yard. If anyone of us had a dental problem, even if we were out of state, Dr. J. was there with suggestions and made sure he squeezed us in at any time. I remember his jokes, with my mouth filled with dental equipment, he'd tell a joke, how do you laugh with all that going on or answer his non stop questions? Going to a dentist like Dr. J. was NEVER painful. My family was saddened when he retired, and have yet to find a dentist to fill his shoes. He will be missed.
Kim MacDonald
July 8, 2008
Dr J
I cant put into words what he meant to me. I dont even know what his title was "my BOSS" yes he was the best one anyone could ever have. He truly cared about each one of us and we all had a special relationship with him. my "THERAPIST" he was always there to listen, never judge, and always knew the right thing to say to get you through the tough times. my TRAVEL AGENT" he would take all of us in the office to his beautiful home in Florida and as I sat on the private island in a lounge chair I would say "What are the poor people doing today?" WOW did we enjoy those vacations with him if you ever have the chance to get to Marco Island stop by "STANS IDLE HOUR" and have a drink to celebrate Dr J. even though he was sick we had such a great day with him on our last trip to Florida. I know he loved going to Florida. He really enjoyed the trips with his boys he looked forward to them and would talk about it for weeks after they would have so many laughs together they truly enjoyed each other. my "comedian" try sitting with him for 8 hours with him telling the new joke of the week, the same joke to the 10th patient in a row and he would say "she never laughs at my jokes" well I did the first 5 times. He was my "GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARD" if I got pulled over he was the first one I called.
My medical Dr if I had a sore throat or a pain or hurt myself he was the first one I called for advise or a zpack. He was my BANKER if you were ever short on cash he was my loan officer or when he sold the practice and he cut back on his hours, my hours got cut back too so I would go out to my car and there would be a $50 or a $100 bill on my dash board that would have a note "thank you for your help this week, spend this on yourself!" God do I miss those days one day I locked my car door and there was a note "ha ha you should not lock your car" . The GIFT GIVER even when we tried to take him out for his retirement he gave all us girls a beautiful necklace, every once in a while when we were all working in the office, we thought he was upstairs doing paper work he would come walking in the door with an ice cream bars and drinks. The GADGET MAN he had every gadget you could imagine one time he dialed the phone and handed it to me to listen and it was the waves on Duxbury beach, it was some kind of monitor to keep an eye on the beach house.
The only thing I hated was the SILENT TREATMENT ugghh if you knew him close enough you know what I mean if he was mad at you, you would get the silent treatment, it was like torture he would be so pleasant to all the patients and wouldnt even speak to you, but ever since he was diagnosed with cancer he never gave me the silent treatment and every once in a while I would say the only good thing about your cancer is I never get the silent treatment anymore I think he just had a different look on life.
I always felt really bad that he worked so hard 6 days a week and he didnt get to enjoy his retirement but Jacky told me recently that they had such a FULL life and he was such a great provider that they had and did everything they wanted to traveled and enjoyed going out to nice places with their friends (or the hearth and Kettle). He did enjoy life and was such a hard worker in whatever he did from the dental society to the baseball players to all his close friends. Dr. Yakubian and him would talk every week at 7:00 am and his family I remember when he used to spend his day off with Brad when he was a baby he enjoyed that so much. Even when he would talk to his brothers on the phone he would always say "Love ya Bro" it was so nice to hear it that I started saying it myself to people I really care about. I know I have only known him for 13 years and only knew him through work but I truly feel like I will be a better person for knowing him and knowing his generousity that he shared with me and my family, even my 10 year old son cried when I told him that he had passed away and he said "mom he was such a nice guy.
So I guess I know what his title is to me "HE WAS MY FRIEND" and I will miss him everyday.
Dr J, I hope you are up in heaven having a beer with your dad.
To Jacky ,Jay Jeff Garrett and Jamie thank you for sharing him with me and I hope your memories will help you through your grief.
GOD BLESS
July 8, 2008
We'll never forget you, Doc.
You are the best.
The Butterworths
Braintree
The BoSox Club Board of Directors
July 8, 2008
We are so sorry for your loss.
Jerry’s memory will live on with all members of the BoSox Club.
Lauren Brow
July 8, 2008
The Brow family will miss Dr Jernegan greatly.He was so good to all of us and I will miss his jokes.He and my mom used to share jokes.We are very sorry for your loss.We are thinking of him watching the Red Sox tonight.
Dr. Sebsastian J. Furio
July 8, 2008
May he rest in peace.
Rockland Police Association
July 8, 2008
We were so sorry to hear of your loss. The thoughts of many are with you at this time of sorrow.
Maureen & Fran Brennan
July 8, 2008
Jeff & Stacey,
So sorry to hear about the loss of your father. Please know both of you and all the Jernegan family are in our thoughts and prayers.
Joy Leone
July 8, 2008
Dear Jackie and Family, We are all so sad for you. I pray that all your wonderful memories will bring you peace. Hopefully Dr. J will be having a great time with my Dad. They always loved to sit and have a drink looking at beautiful Duxbury Beach. He will be missed by all. Love, Joy, Jack and family
Crissie St.Peter
July 8, 2008
Dr. Jernegan was such a great guy. He was so good to me and my family. I looked forward to talking about the Red Sox when I'd go in for a visit. I am so sorry for your loss.
Braintree Police Patrolmans Union
July 8, 2008
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
CHERYL CARITA
July 8, 2008
DEAR GARRETT & FAMILY,
SENDING YOU MY SINCEREST SYMPATHY. MAY YOU HAVE PEACE, GOOD MEMORIES, AND A DEVOUT FAMILY LOVE AT THIS TIME.
CHERYL CARITA
Quincy Police Mutual Aid Association
July 8, 2008
Please accept our deepest sympathies.
Quincy Police Superior Officers Association
July 8, 2008
We were so sorry to hear of your loss. The thoughts of many are with you at this time of sorrow.
Bill & Patty Morgan
July 8, 2008
Dr. "J" was such a great guy, he will be missed. Your family will be in our prayers.
Peter Skoler
July 8, 2008
Gerry was always fun to talk to, always so upbeat. I respected him as both a professional and friend. He will be missed. My thoughts are with you.
Karen Mccorkell
July 8, 2008
Dr J was very generous to me and my whole family. I worked for him for only a short time but you can learn a lot of dirty jokes in that time! He will be greatly missed!
MARY HADDAD
July 8, 2008
TO THE JERNEGAN FAMILY:
AS A NEIGHBOR & FORMER PATIENT OF DR. JERNEGAN I WISH TO EXTEND MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO YOU.
SUCH A GENTLEMAN AND WAS SO PROUD OF HIS FAMILY.
I PRAY GOD WILL HOLD HIM IN THE COMFORT OF HIS ARMS AND WILL COMFORT & CONSOLE YOU.
paul and ruthie
July 8, 2008
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