08/11/18 - NNHS Newsletter - Jerry Schweida
Gerald Joseph Schweida
(1943 - 08 Aug 2018)
Newport News High School Class of 1962
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08/11/18 - NNHS Newsletter - Jerry Schweida
Gerald Joseph Schweida Newport News High School Class of 1962 |
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Dear
Friends and Schoolmates,
We have
still more sad news today.
Jerry
Schweida, Class of 1962,
Co-Captain of the
Football Team, passed away
unexpectedly in Nags Head, North Carolina on Wednesday, August 08, 2018 at the age of
75.
Brother of
Margaret
Schweida West ('56) of VA and
Jane
Schweida Martin ('69) of VA, and of the late 
Bob Schweida
('54)
and
John Schweida ('67),
he was the ex-husband of
Pat
Merilic Duncan ('62) of VA.
From the Outer Banks (NC) Voice - 08/11/18:
From the Daily Press - 08/12/18:
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NAGS HEAD, NORTH CAROLINA -
Gerald Joseph Schweida, or “Jerry” as most knew him, of Kill Devil Hills
passed away unexpectedly August 8, 2018 in Nags Head. He was 75. Born in Groton, Connecticut, he was the son of the late Charles and Margaret Schweida and the brother of the late Robert Schweida and John Schweida. Recently, Jerry was also predeceased by his future daughter- in- law, Kim Bartus. Jerry was raised in Newport News, VA where he graduated from Newport News High School, ran track and was the Co-Captain of the football team. He worked at the Newport News Shipyard, retiring after over 40 years of employment. Jerry resided in the Outer Banks since 2004 and he loved the beach lifestyle. Besides his loving family, Jerry will be sorely missed by his Avalon Pier friends. |
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Surviving Jerry are
his son, Rob Schweida of Kill Devil Hills; his granddaughters, Hope Schweida
also of Kill Devil Hills and Jessica Ford of Yorktown, VA; his two sisters,
Margaret A. West (James) and Jane V. Martin (Robert) all of Williamsburg, VA;
several nieces, and nephews and his former wife, Patricia Duncan of Carrollton,
VA. The memorial service will be held at the Gallop Funeral Services Nags Head Chapel at 12 noon Wednesday, August 15, 2018. The Reverend David Morris will officiate. Condolences to the family may be expressed via the online register at www.gallopfuneralservices.com. Gallop Funeral Services, Inc. was entrusted with arrangements. View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks. Published in the Outer Banks (NC) Voice on August 11, 2018 Published in the Daily Press on August 12, 2018. View Guest Book |
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August 12, 2018 Remembering your great love story today and always.
~ Vivian Starnes and Orville Calhoun, Yorktown, Virginia August 12, 2018
So sorry to hear about
Jerry's passing. We attended Newport News
High School together and I cheered for him and the Typhoons
through many football games. My heart goes out to his family and
close friends. Be strong in your faith and keep the memories alive!
~ Vivian Starnes Calhoun, Newport News, Virginia
August 12,
2018
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2018
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2018
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Harry and I dearly loved Jimmy, he was the sweetest and kindest man
we've ever known. You are all in our prayers.
- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/guestbooks/dailypress/guestbook.aspx?n=james-nelms&pid=168424497&cid=full#sthash.eYd8EQ0l.dpuf
Jerry and I were best friends
from the time we met at about five or six years old. I still remember the
day we got to know each other. He had tagged along with his big brother,
Bob,
who had walked to our house to visit my big brother, Jack. Jerry and I sat
on the ground under the bay window of my parents bedroom, like a hideaway,
and that's when we discovered we were born on the same day. We were very
close friends from that day all through
Newport News High School
days, and I always regretted that we drifted apart a few years after
graduation. We did get together a couple of years ago for lunch at Awful
Arthur's and reminisced old times. I was sorry to hear of his passing and
our thoughts are with his family. August 19, 2018
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Our sincerest
sympathies are extended to Jerry's family, friends, and classmates at this difficult
time.
This information is also posted here:
http://www.nnhs65.com/memoriam-all.html
http://www.nnhs65.com/memoriam62.html
Jerry Schweida":
My brother
Lloyd ('61 - of VA) emailed me of Jerry's death yesterday. He was
a friend of Lloyd's and I always liked him. I used to play sandlot
football with Lloyd and Jerry before we were in high school. I was a
underweight, scrawny little kid. But I liked to play football. I would
try with all my might to tackle Jerry. And, as I remember, I actually
did rarely. Perhaps he was being kind. I remember being sent through the
air trying to tackle him. I was lucky he didn't kill me.The last time I saw Jerry was at the 1996 NNHS reunion event in Saunders Stadium. I went to shake his hand. But I am not sure he knew who I was. Doug Nelson
Thank you so much for this remembrance, Doug!
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Y'all take good care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe!
Love to all, Carol
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Harty
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Fayetteville, NC 28311-9309
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Morning Has Broken
Words: Eleanor Farjeon
Music: Traditional Gaelic
1. Morning has broken like the first morning;
Blackbird has spoken like the first bird.
Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning!
Praise for them springing fresh from the Word!
2. Sweet the rain's new fall sunlit from heaven,
Like the first dewfall on the first grass.
Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden,
Sprung in completeness where His feet pass.
3. Mine is the sunlight! Mine is the morning,
Born of the one light Eden saw play!
Praise with elation; praise ev'ry morning,
God's recreation of the new day!
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