Major Jerry Edward Hudson

Major Jerry Edward Hudson (USMC, Ret.)
Major Hudson, 73, died Wednesday, June 29, 2005, at home after fighting cancer for a year.
Jerry was born in Fort Wayne, IN on May 26, 1932 to the late Virgil and Hazel Hudson. He grew up in the Masonic Home in Springfield, OH, and enlisted in the Marine Corps after completing high school. He was commissioned off of the drill field and retired with the rank of Major in 1971 after serving 21 years. He served in Korea, Japan, and Vietnam, where he was the intelligence officer at the Battle of Khe Sanh. After retiring from the Marines, Jerry moved to Charlotte as Director of Safety and Security for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. While working at UNCC, he earned his BS in Criminal Justice. Following retirement from UNCC in 1989, Jerry worked for Hechinger's and then moved to Richmond, VA for a short time before returning to Charlotte where he worked with WalMart.
A memorial service will be held today, Friday, July 1, 2005 at 7:00 PM at Carolina Funeral Service & Cremation Center with Chaplain Pressley Stutts of the United States Marine Corps officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
Survivors include his wife, Elaine Price of Charlotte; sons and daughters-in-law, Scott and Kathy, of Waynesville, OH, and Mark and Anna, of Norfolk, VA; and grandsons, Paul and Ryan of Waynesville, OH.
The family would like to extend their deep appreciation to the staff of Carolina Hematology-Oncology Associates, especially Dr. Gary Frenette and nurses Patty James and Maryann Holbrook, and to the staff at Hospice of Charlotte, especially nurse Jeanne Cauble.
Memorials may be considered for Hospice at Charlotte, 1420 East Seventh Street, Charlotte, NC 28204, or to the Carolinas Hematology-Oncology Foundation Fund at 1100 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28203.
Carolina Funeral Service & Cremation Center is serving the Hudson family.