Vietnam War Memorial: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Jerry Shoop
MAYWOOD, Mo. -- Jerry L. "Mayor" Shoop, 71, of Maywood, died Saturday (July 26, 2014) at Dover. He was born April 1, 1943, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Ill., a son of Hubert Alfred and Carlene LaVerne Gronewold Shoop. He married Aloma Virginia Turner on Oct. 23, 1976, in Maywood. She survives. Jerry graduated from LaGrange High School in 1961. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in April 1968 and served in the Vietnam War. He received on honorable discharge in March 1970. He worked at...
