Jerry Ferguson

FERGUSON, Jerry T. Ph.D., 71, passed away December 2, 2009 peacefully in his sleep of natural causes. He was preceded in death by his son, Preston Ferguson. He is survived by his loving companion, Herma Ferris of 24 years and his extended family, Rebecca and George Windom, Marina Leneave-Schwartz and Daniel Schwartz; grandchildren, Josh and Nick Windom, Jake Leneave, Becca and Tori Schwartz. Jerry was Professor of Real Estate at VCU where he served on the faculty for 38 years, retiring in 2003. He earned a Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Virginia Tech and his Ph.D. from the Univisity of Florida. He was the author of seven books and numerous scholarly articles, and served as the advisor to Rho Epsilon. Jerry was an active Leader in the Richmond Downtown YMCA for many years and served on committees for fundraising and membership. He loved to play competitive handball and was the city doubles champion for several years. He thrived on competition and played in many local and regional tournaments. During his retirement he focused on his passions including gardening, cooking, reading, and in recent years enjoyed traveling worldwide. The family will receive friends Monday, December 7, 2009 at Bliley Funeral Home at 6900 Hull Street Road from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at Bliley's at 12 noon. Interment is afterwards at Hollywood Cemetery.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.