Jere D. Paddack

Condolences on Jere's passing. I only recently learned of it from the University of North Dakota Alumni Review. I met Jere in 1961 at UND. I made a bike trip to Europe in the summer of 1962. Jere was a tour leader for a group of students visiting Sweden. At the end of the summer we rendezvoused in Paris and took a train to Berlin where I thought we would tour a bit and have a beer or two. Surprise! Jere was there to meet Birgitta. I did a lot of solo touring. Later that year, I...

So sorry to hear of Jere´s passing. I worked with him at the College of New Jersey. He was a generous and compassionate individual. My deepest condolences to his wife and family. Patricia Sancho Peterson Philadelphia, Pa

Happy to know Jere & Birgitta and be their neighbors on the lake for 22 years. If I can somehow manage to spend time and tend to my camp chores into my 80´s it will amaze me. Birgitta once told us that Jere stays in shape by splitting 7 cords of firewood each fall. We will miss you Jere. RIP. It´s not the same being at our camp with you not there!

Please accept my condolences.

Birgitta, Gail and I send our condolence and a wish for peace for you and your family. Frank Erath

We knee the Paddacks at the College of New Jersey. They were wonderful, kind and generous people... so sorry to hear about Jere. Our deepest sympathy goes to the family. We retired to Cape Cod, Massachusetts 10 years ago so I have not seen them for many years. So sad.

Jere certainly was a man of profound personal integrity, graciousness, and compassion. A gentle soul through and through, and a man who never, ever expressed a disparaging word or deed. Jere was truly a "gentle-man" with whom I had both the honor and pleasure of knowing, working with, and advocating for the highest ideals of graduate education at The College of New Jersey. I will truly miss Jere's physical presence in this world, but I will never forget his open and all embracing human spirit...