GERRY-GERSTEN-Obituary

GERRY GERSTEN

Hawthorne, New York

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GERSTEN--Gerry, 89, of Ridgefield, CT, passed away on January 12th, 2017 after a long battle with Parkinson's. Born on October 17, 1927 in New York City, he studied at Cooper Union before gaining international acclaim as a caricaturist, drawing hundreds of illustrations for The New York Times,...

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I miss you so very much darling. This world is poorer with your passing. I wish there is an after- life where we could meet without family objections, without hatred, just our love pure and simple. Happiness! Yours always Elena

He also is survived by his wife of many years, who can´t stop thinking of him and loving his memory. To say less would be cruel beyond endurance. Helen Gersten

Gerry was all the things his family says and more. He was a wonderful husband for 11 years. He reminded me once how every morning I told him how much i loved him. I still do. We parted because my cultural background was never accepted. Because of this we never enjoyed sharing dinners or holidays with his family. I felt this disapproval was affecting him adversely. We were living in a grey area with no change for years.He had grandchildren he adored. I could not continue to see him suffer....