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Jerry Cantrell Obituary

Jerry D. Cantrell
October 19, 1947 - October 23, 2016
Jerry Cantrell, age 69, passed away at Stanford Medical Center with his family at his side.
He is survived by his wife Terri of 41 years, his daughter Katie and son-in-law Ryan Alexander and his two beloved grandchildren Kendall & Logan.
Jerry was born & raised in Bakersfield, CA. He began his construction career at age 19. He was one of the youngest foremans at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant project near San Luis Obispo. The last 34 years he was a construction superintendent for C.T. Brayton & Sons.
Jerry was enthusiastic about building or "fixing" anything, cooking/bbq, camping, football (Rams) & Nascar (Jeff Gordon) but above all Jerry was passionate about his family referred to lovingly as the "six-pack", especially his two grandchildren who brought so much joy & happiness to his life and whom he adored & cherished.
A Celebration of Life will be held at
11:00 am, Saturday,
November 12, 2016
Oakdale Family
Church of the Nazarene
1700 West F Street, Oakdale 
www.cvobituaries.com

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Published by Modesto Bee from Nov. 6 to Nov. 9, 2016.

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Charlie Smith

November 11, 2016

Though I only knew Jerry for the last 15 years or so, he was a great neighbor. Always laughing and playing with his grandkids out front, or working on different projects he had a smile on his face. You will be missed by many I'm sure.

Katie Alexander

November 7, 2016

I love you Daddy, I'll forever be your little girl. You are my hero.

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