Gerald Edward Kerr

Gerald Edward Kerr obituary, Morgan Hill, CA

Gerald Edward Kerr

Gerald Kerr Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jul. 31, 2024.
Gerald E Kerr, age 75, resident of Morgan Hill, passed away on July 16th, 2024. Gerald was born on September 22, 1948 to Edward W. and Charlotte M. Kerr in Binghamton, NY. His hometown was New Milford, Pa.

Gerald graduated from Blue Ridge High School, in New Milford Pa. in 1966 and went on to study engineering at Broome Technical Community College in Binghamton, NY. He enlisted in the United States Air Force where he trained for Electronic Counter Measures and became a radar technician on a flight crew out of Otis Air Force Base. Gerald began his career at Burroughs Corporation, later working for Unisys for 25 years then Tandem/Compaq and HP before 'retiring' to open a family HVAC business JBK Aire, Inc. in Morgan Hill, Ca.

Gerald was married to Elizabeth A Emrich on January 24, 1970. They have been together for close to 55 years. They have two daughters Amanda Santiago and Jessica Kerr. Their grandchildren are Bradley, Devin, and Mequina Santiago and Elizabeth Chapman Kerr. Gerald has one brother David Kerr who lives in Cooperstown, New York. His children are David and Stephen Kerr.

Services will be held at Advent Lutheran Church, 16870 Murphy Ave., Morgan Hill, Ca. on Aug. 17th, 2024 at 10:30 a.m.

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