Gerald Thomas Kowasic

Gerald Thomas Kowasic

Gerald Thomas Kowasic, 71, of Lake of the Woods, Virginia, passed away at Mary Washington Hospital on Saturday, June 25, 2011, after a long battle with Mantle Cell Lymphoma.

Jerry was born in Fairhope, Pennsylvania, to George and Margaret Kowasic.

He was employed as a PM Planner and Engineering Foreman at PEPCO and for several years in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He also ran The Shoe Center in Warrenton until 2009 and had strong interests in Civil War artifacts and metallurgy.

Jerry is survived by two brothers, George Kowasic and his wife, Elsie, of Fayette City, Pennsylvania, and William Kowasic of Fairhope, Pennsylvania; and his wife of 52 years, Priscilla. Together they raised four sons and a granddaughter, Derek Kowasic and his wife, Melanie, of Punta Gorda, Florida, Donn Kowasic of Richmond, Virginia, Dana Kowasic and his wife, Shari, of Winchester, Virginia, Davin Jay Kowasic and his wife, Kristina, of Locust Grove, Virginia, and Tara Kowasic of Richmond, Virginia.

Additional grandchildren are Natalie Kowasic, Ryan Kowasic and his wife, Michelle, Benjamin and Marquis Kowasic, Patsy and Christopher Kowasic, Dade, Aidan, and Javin Kowasic, Griffin and Ana Kowasic, Christian Kowasic and Nicholas Kowasic; also, Sarah, Jacob and Steven Jenkins, Andrew and Brianna Phillips, Skylla and Dakota Rutherford, and Stone Minatrea; and one great-grandson, Atticus Kowasic.

He was preceded in death by his parents and daughters-in-law, Emily Loving Kowasic, Wendy Jenkins Kowasic, and Tracy Crane Kowasic, all formerly of Culpeper, and Michelle Kowasic formerly of Hagerstown, Maryland.

Memorial gatherings have been planned for Pennsylvania and Virginia.

A gathering in Locust Grove will be held from 6 until 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, 2011, at Johnson Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Lake of the Woods/ Orange County Fire and Rescue.

Online condolences may be made to www.johnsoncares.com.