Jerry D. Price

1935 - 2018

BORN

1935

DIED

2018

Jerry Price Obituary

Jerry D. Price, 82, of Englewood, Florida passed away on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018.

He was born Sept. 2, 1935 in Indianapolis, Indiana and moved to this area in 1994 from Indianapolis. Jerry retired as a Packaging Engineer for Eli Lilly. He graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology. He served in the U.S Army and was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.

Survivors include his loving wife of 56 years, Carolyn; daughters, Angela (John) Kirkpatrick of Indianapolis, Indiana, Andrea (Bill) Truex of Rotonda West, Florida; two grandchildren, Grant and Ross Kirkpatrick of Indianapolis, Indiana and three grand-dogs.

A celebration of Jerry's life will be held in December.

Memorial donations may be made to St. Francis of Assisi Church, 5265 Placida Road, Grove City, FL 34224 or Tidewell Hospice Inc., 12050 North Access Road, Port Charlotte, FL. 33981.

Published by Sun Newspapers on Sep. 2, 2018.
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I came across this notice. Condolences to the family. I have very fond memories of Jerry. He was my first mentor @ Lilly & upheld the company values of People / Integrity / Excellence. He also had a mean tennis game. Peace & Strength to the family. Jim Edelman

May 14, 2020

I am very sorry to learn about Jerry's death. I worked with Jerry at Lilly for several years. He was a great guy and I really enjoyed being associated with him. I will keep Jerry and his family in my thoughts and prayers.

Neal Randall

Coworker

September 3, 2018

CAROLYN, IT HAS BEEN MANY YEARS SINCE WE HAVE SEEN YOU. WE ARE VERY SORRY TO HEAR OF JERRY'S PASSING, WE WILL KEEP HIM IN OUR PRAYERS.

DENNIS OTOOLE

September 3, 2018

DENNIS OTOOLE

September 3, 2018

You will always live in our hearts and prayers.

September 2, 2018

Carolyn and family, I'm just now learning of Jerry's death. So sorry to hear this. My condolences to each one of you. I worked with Jerry in the Package Engineering group at Lilly and worked with him on a number of his projects. It was a pleasure to be associated with him. He was a good friend and my memories of him are fond. Additionally, his brother Paul, was a dear friend also. May God bless you and comfort your hearts. Randy Gosser

Randy Gosser

September 2, 2018

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