On Saturday, August 28, 2021 in Jacksonville, Florida, Jerome (Jerry) L. Burroughs, loving husband and father of seven, passed away at the age of 91. Jerry was a single son born to Jerome and Alice (Stoner) Burroughs on July 7, 1930 in Dubuque, Iowa. Jerry was an active service veteran of the Korean War, serving as an Army Engineer. He received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Santa Clara in 1958 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He spent his working years as an engineer, mostly in the aerospace and defense industries.
On October 27, 1951, he married the love of his live, Mary Frances Meyer, in Dubuque, Iowa. They were together for nearly 60 years until Mary’s passing. Jerry had an enviable marriage with Mary and they raised seven children. Jerry was preceded in death by his father, mother, eldest son, John (1976), his loving wife, Mary (2011), and recently his granddaughter, Jessica (April 2021). He is survived by his six remaining children, Daniel, Karen, Mark, Thomas, Mary, and Barbara; seventeen grandchildren, Joshua, Dustin, Christina, Rachel, Erica, Amanda, Brittany, Abigail, Johnathan, Michael, Bryson, Jerome, Paige, Olivia, Baleigh, Andrew, and Brogan; and seven great-grandchildren, Savanna, Delila, Fiona, Mark, Amelyn, Owen, and Eli.
Jerry had an intense devotion to his Catholic faith. He had a kind and compassionate spirit and a moral bearing that was infectious to family, friends, and his Church Community.
A viewing will be held on Monday, September 6, 12:00pm at Hardage-Giddens Chapel Hills Funeral Home & Memory Gardens, 850 St. Johns Bluff Rd N, Jacksonville, FL 32225. A Funeral service will follow at 2:00pm at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 11665 Fort Caroline Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32225.
Graveside service will be 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept 10 in Calvary Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri, where Jerry will be buried alongside his loving wife.
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