Jerry Joseph Albus

August 3, 1937 - February 8, 2024 Dr. Jerry Joseph Albus, age 86, of Santa Monica, California passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 8, 2024. He was born to Stanley and Norma (Bauer) Albus on August 3, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan. Jerry was full of determination and overcame many obstacles. He became an Eagle Scout. He was told to go to a trade school because he would not do well in high school. Jerry convinced the principal that he could succeed. Not only did Jerry graduate high school, he became senior class president and captain of the football team. Jerry graduated from the University of Detroit Mercy and next, from its School of Dentistry. He was then drafted to the Navy as a dentist in San Diego, California. After serving in the Navy, Jerry opened a dental practice in Burbank/Toluca Lake, California, where he practiced dentistry for 45 years. He was also an assistant clinical professor at the UCLA School of Dentistry.
Anyone who knew Jerry would agree that he had a talent for talking that matched his talent for listening. He loved trains. On Christmas he would connect his Lionel train set on which his Union Pacific Big Boy steam locomotive model would ride around the living and dining rooms. He volunteered at the Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum in Griffith Park, CA.
Jerry loved the outdoors and enjoyed a myriad of activities including backpacking, snow skiing, golfing, gardening, rollerblading to work, cycling, and building bonfires. Jerry's cottage cheese pancakes were famous with family and friends.
He is survived by his wife Alice, his 4 children - Paul, Carolyn, Laura, and John, and his 10 grandchildren –Angelo, Gabrielle, Grace, Jacob, Joseph, Kaitlyn, Matthew, Nathaniel, Nicholas, and Rachel. He is also survived by 5 brothers and sisters - Tom, Charles, Michael, Mary, and Carol, along with many nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.
Jerry was much loved and will be greatly missed.