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Jack Terry Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers from Dec. 24 to Dec. 25, 2022.

Our beloved Jack Terry, March 10, 1930

passed away peacefully on October 30, 2022

He is forever in our hearts:

Deborah & Hakan, Rae & Pat

Grandchildren: Paul, Thomas, Olivia, Madeline

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"...and we ourselves shall be loved for a while and forgotten. But the love will have been enough; all those impulses of love return to the love that made them. Even memory is not necessary for love. There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the bridge is love, the only survival, the only meaning."

- Thornton Wilder

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January 24, 2023

Debbie posted to the memorial.

January 22, 2023

Peggy Crockett posted to the memorial.

January 22, 2023

Brad OBrien posted to the memorial.

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Debbie

January 24, 2023

We, Jack's family, would like to thank you all for your heart-warming messages. The obituary in the WSJ can also be found on the legacy.com website. We hope Jack's story will continue to inspire for many years to come.

Peggy Crockett

January 22, 2023

I read the obituary in the WSJ of Jack Terry and was deeply moved. What an incredible man and what a life he lived! His life should be a lesson for today's youth and to all. My deepest condolences to his family . You are blessed to have a man of this character in your family. I would like to obtain a copy of the obituary as written in the WSJ, if possible. Please send to my email address attached. Thank you.

Brad OBrien

January 22, 2023

Read his obit in WSJ. Amazing life. Overcame so much

Sheryll Rappaport

January 21, 2023

I too just read the moving and touching obituary in the Wall Street journal just now. Mere words can´t convey my admiration and amazement at his life story, which started out so horribly, so cruel,so awful but how he persevered and made a great life for himself and his family. Truly a survivor and an example of strength
and determination. A stellar example for all.

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Janet A. Washburn

January 21, 2023

I was so touched reading Mr. Terry´s obituary this morning in the Wall Street Journal. I did not know him or anyone in his family. He truly exemplified the "greatest generation", a life of perseverance, hope, dedication, service, and above all else, a can do attitude for the American Dream. My deepest condolences to his family.

Dorothy Regan

December 26, 2022

Remarkable man, remarkable life. He will be missed. Sympathy to you all

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