Jerry V. Cain

JERRY V. CAIN Stuart - Jerry Vernon Cain, age 64, died at The Cottages of Greenacres (FL) on May 12, 2011 after battling Alzheimer's disease for the past several years. He was born September 9, 1946 in Camden, TN to Vernon D. Cain and Rita Sykes. At the age of ten, Jerry moved with his family to Marion, IN. He graduated from Marion High School and soon after joined the U.S. Army – serving in Vietnam from September 1967 to July 1968. He later received his B.S. in Accounting from Ball State University and became a licensed C.P.A. in Indiana in 1977. Jerry moved to Florida in 1980 and worked at Proctor, Crook and Company in Stuart from 1980 to 1987 where he became tax partner. In 1982 he became a licensed C.P.A. in Florida. In 1987 he left Proctor & Crook to start his own practice. In 1990, he went into partnership with Sirkka S. Firley forming the company Cain & Firley Certified Public Accountants in Stuart, FL. He had practiced in most areas of public accounting with emphasis in corporate, individual, estate and gift tax preparation and planning. His experience included extensive representation before the IRS and testifying as an expert witness. He was a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He remained with Cain & Firley C.P.A.s until his retirement in June 2008. An avid music-lover, Jerry was proud to serve as director and treasurer of the Lyric Theatre in Stuart. Over the years, he also served the community as an officer or director of the Martin County Estate Planning Council, Stuart Rotary Foundation, Martin Memorial Foundation, and Atlantic Classical Orchestra. Additionally, he has served on committees of Martin Memorial Health Systems, the Martin County Hospitalization Review Board, Martin County Library Foundation, and Martin County YMCA Foundation. Jerry is survived by his son, James D. Cain, a music educator in Central Florida; sister, Greta Murphy of Pinellas Park, FL; and niece, Kimberly Maiocco and her four children of Roswell, GA. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 28 at North Stuart Baptist Church, 1950 NW Federal Hwy, 34994. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Southeast Florida Chapter, PO Box 22594, West Palm Beach, FL 33416 or at www.alz.org/seflorida. Paid Obituary []