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Jeanaiah
June 16, 2021
I am celebrating our 20 year class reunion this July 2021 9 class of 2001). Band was the most memorable part of high school for me. thanks for making it great Mr. Spry. you were my " Mr. Holland's opus" moment!!
Jeanaiah McIntire
June 16, 2020
Mr. Spry was an inspiring educator. He taught us a love for music. I remember how we always encouraged us to give our all at performances and challenged us to play beyond our level. We did! It was such an amazing feeling of accomplishment when we played a challenging piece. I remember having some of the music we played memorized! It was a great experience being apart of his ensemble. Great time in my life and many wonderful memories and trips.
Jeanaiah- clarinetist, Waterford Mott Band - class 2001
Jeanaiah Reid
September 29, 2013
My condolences to the family of Mr. Spry! He was a great teacher and had a great impact on many! He will be missed! Warmest thoughts and blessings..
June 29, 2013
We pray for you Megan, Derek and Mom. You had a wonderful husband, dad and our friend. Plan to see you all in September. Much Love from Paula, Janet, Mabel and Sue Morley
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June 26, 2013
We'll miss you, Gerry. We've had a lot of memories to share. We will cherish all of them. God speed.
Paul and Jane Lipa Plymouth
Sherry Miller
June 25, 2013
Celebrating a life well lived. I will cherish the memories forever. You have left a part of you with all that knew you. For that we are blessed.
My thoughts are with you Elizabeth and your family.
Sherry Miller, Metro North Federal CU
Heidi J. Richardson
June 25, 2013
Mrs. Spry and Family, My thoughts and prayers are with you during this time of loss and celebration. I remember Mr.Spry as my dads true friend. A friend who continued this friendship as my fathers memory declined. A truly beautiful person and family who supported us during our mothers illness. Your kindness and generosity will always be remembered. God bless you and keep you always. Heidi Richardson ( Thorell)
Jacki & Bob Dietze
June 25, 2013
To you dear friend and your family,Our thoughts and prayers go out to you. Let us know if there is any thing we can do for you. Love Jacki and Bob
June 24, 2013
Mr. Spry, you were not only a wonderful teacher but a friend to all of your students. Your light will forever shine. My prayers to your family.
Dee-Dee (Diane Franco (Banick))
Carolyn Anderson
June 24, 2013
Prayers an love to Gerry's family.
The Poponea Family
June 24, 2013
Mr. Spry was a wonderful dedicated teacher who made such an influence & inspired his students.
Sending prayers to the Spry family, may his memory be eternal.
Yvonne Marsh
June 24, 2013
Sending lots of hugs and prayers to you and yours at this sad time.
P Aldrich
June 24, 2013
God's peace to those he left behind. .
Stephen Souden
June 24, 2013
Very sad news. I just regaled my wife with stories of my band leader from 1983 - 1986. Our thoughts are with his family who I'm sure know the hundreds of lives he touched.
Jon Nichols
June 23, 2013
Gerry Spry was the best private percussion teacher I ever studied under. He taught me so much about musicianship and technique that I carry with me to this day. I am honored to have known Gerry for the last 50 years. My sincere sympathy to the family.
Gerry & a few of his "Bandoes"
Phyllis Hardy
June 22, 2013
Thank you, Gerry Spry for bringing a band back into my life. After not playing in a band since high school (about 40 years), you showed me how to appreciate it all over again. May you rest in peace. My prayers go to Liz & the rest of their family.
Barb Wilson
June 22, 2013
My deep appreciation of music is a direct result of having Mr. Spry as my teacher. He was my band teacher from fifth grade until I graduated high school in 1982. I have thought of him often throughout the years and was sad to hear of his passing. He was the most passionate and dedicated teacher. My deepest sympathies to his family.
Barb Wilson (Robertson)
Francine Knowles
June 22, 2013
Our sympathies to the family. Mr. Spry was a wonderful guy and we enjoyed knowing him. May he rest in peace and love.
Sr. Faustina Marie
June 22, 2013
It has been a joy, blessing and a privilege to get to know Gerry, Liz and the family. His positive influence will surely live on in the many people whose lives he has touched. Our prayers for the family will continue.
June 22, 2013
Thank You Gerry for your Passion for Music and your Years of Hard Work, You and It will be remembered long after all of us move on. The Liles Family.
June 22, 2013
Our prayer are with Gerald's family and many friends, I went to Roosevelt High with him and was glad to get to see him at our 45th reunion and know he had done so much
Dale Doty
Joan and Bill Berndt
June 22, 2013
Our deepest sympathy to Liz and family. It has been years since we've crossed paths with Gerry and you, and feel badly we did not know about his illness. Between MSU connections (Gerry and Bill) and MSBOA connections (both of us) and the times Gerry would appear as a tympanist when needed for some concert, production or other(!), to Northbrook Nursery School days when Heather and our son, Ron, were in the same class, and to the kind help Gerry gave him when Ron did his student teaching in Waterford, we have many good memories. May God bless and comfort you.
June 22, 2013
He was a wonderful man,mentor,teacher, and I am proud to have met him. I did not know Gerry that much but he made lifelong impression to my sister,Deb,my brother-in-law Curt, and especially to my nephew,Sean.My sympathies to Gerry's family.He is so missed by so many.
Bill Rice
June 22, 2013
What a wonderful man. I am proud to have helped carry on his tradition in the Spartan MB.
June 22, 2013
The McPherson family
Steve Ulrey
June 22, 2013
I will always be thankful to Gerry who helped me bring music back into my life.
Jane White
June 22, 2013
He was a great teacher. My sympathies to the Spry family and thank you for sharing him with all of us students for all of those years.
Sharon Galley Sherrow
June 22, 2013
A joyful presence like the music he inspired in his students.
Peace and Prayers,
Gary Greene
June 22, 2013
Gerry was a great guy. Always enjoyed jibbing with him at breakfast. He will truly be missed.
Anita Kerr-Tewilliager
June 22, 2013
Deepest Sympathy to Mr Spry's family. I will never forget my band memories with him.
Mike & Terri Liskey
June 22, 2013
Mr. Spry always made an positive impression on anyone who encountered him, he was a man of great integrity.
An exceptional band director & teacher who impacted many generations of students and music staff fortunate to have him.
He will be missed by everyone very much but the example he consistently demonstrated throughout his life is one we can all strive to follow.
We pray God's blessings of peace and comfort for Liz and the family.
Kelsey Peters
June 22, 2013
Rest in Peace Mr. Spry. It's really hard to believe that you're gone, but I know that you are in a great place with God. Keep on playin' Mr. Spry. You will be terribly missed.
June 22, 2013
Johnshaven, Catterline, Pluscarden, Elgin, Bus Trips, Inverness, Cullen Ice Cream, Banff Springs Hotel,
Niagara Falls, Sleigh Rides, Log Fires, Breakfast Club, Burns Suppers, Randy's, Winter BBQ's and many, many more delightful, never-to-be-forgotten memories, of a delightful, never-to-be forgotten gentleman. A kind and generous friend and real family man. Thanks Gerry, All your Scotland family and friends will miss you too. See yuh Coach! Sandy, Elgin, Scotland
Angela Rakowski
June 22, 2013
I adored Mr. Spry...My sister & I had him for band 89-92, it was such a great experience. We would see him around town & my daughter came to know him through his grandchildren while at Pierce & Kettering. Thank you for the many great memories for myself & my family...God speed Mr. Spry
Cindy Loomis-Torvi
June 22, 2013
Words cannot express my deep thanks,love and admiration for Mr. Spry. I will always hold him in my heart.
Abby Zarimba
June 22, 2013
I will miss Gerry's warmth and laughs as we played many concerts together in the MSU Alumni Band. We were so blessed to know him. Rest in peace, my friend.
Mitch & Miriam & Logan & Dylan Clark
June 22, 2013
Gerry, my beloved Uncle, a true and guiding light as a man and with his love of music which he always shared. A gift which he instilled in all of us, reminding us of the Victor Hugo quote so eloquently stated. We enjoyed our time together in Michigan and in Scotland. We will carry you with us the rest of our days.
Mitch and Miriam and Logan and Dylan
Susan Harden
June 21, 2013
Rest with God Gerry - He he has a special Angel Band waiting just for you! Thanks for all you did for me and so many more. And thank you Liz for being his right arm all of these years. I remember when you accompanied me for Solo and Ensemble in the early 80's. You are the best! God bless and keep your family.
Lori Mogk-McIninch
June 21, 2013
A very special man who touched thousands of lives and made a difference in so many lives. He was an amazing person who was loved by lots. I am so very lucky to have known you!! You will be missed.
Joe Winstanley
June 21, 2013
What a wonderful teacher who was always encouraging, always inspiring, and who genuinely cared about his students. All of the "kid's" lives he touched have certainly benefited from knowing him. Prayers to the Spry family, may you take comfort in happy and loving memories.
Joyce Hetherington
June 21, 2013
I first met Gerry when I worked at WTHS in the early 80's. He always called me Mrs. Harrington. All these years later when I met him he would call me Mrs. Harrington. I loved it. Just a wonderful human being and the music world will miss him. Joyce Hetherington, Waterford
Andrea Schnitzer
June 21, 2013
To a sweet, tough guy who cared a lot about his students (past and present). I hope you know how much you meant to me.
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