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Jerry Perron Obituary

Jerry Perron
October 25, 1937 -
March 13, 2013
Long time resident
of Santa Cruz
Jerry moved from North Dakota to Santa Cruz when he was 8 years old. Jerry attended Mission Hill and Santa Cruz High School. Shortly after graduating from Santa Cruz high school, he joined the navy and served for several years. After leaving the navy, he studied auto mechanics and attended Heald College of Electronics School in San Francisco. He later owned and operated Jerry's Imported Car Service located in Santa Cruz for over 30 years.
He was a loving father to his three children, Lisa Perron-Trikofski of San Jose, CA, Marc Perron of Lemoore, CA and Michelle Perron-Kelbert of Corralitos, CA, and a loving grandfather to his four grandchildren. Jerry passed away peacefully on March 13, 2013 with his children by his side. A Celebration of Life will be held at Holy Eucharist Church on Friday, April 19, 2013 at 11:00am. The address is 527 Corralitos Road, Corralitos, CA. 95076. Anyone who knew Jerry is welcome to attend his service.

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Published by Santa Cruz Sentinel on Apr. 14, 2013.

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Bruce Parshall

April 16, 2013

It was great having you as part of our family Jerry. You will be missed.

Elaine Smith

April 14, 2013

My Uncle Jerry was the kindest, smartest man I know, he will be missed very much, Rest in Peace Uncle Jerry, I love you and miss you so much! Life without you will never be the same.

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