She attended Utah State University in Logan, Utah where she studied education It is here she met and married medical student Norman G. Lewis from Chatham, MA. They married in 1948. Over the next 55 years, they embarked on a series of adventures. After Norman finished his medical training, he joined the Navy. Jerry and her family where station in Oakland, CA, Yokuska, Japan, Philadelphia, PA, Jacksonville, NC, Washington D. C. , Portsmith, VA. She was a member of the International Wives Club, Naval Officer Wives Club, Jerry was always active in theater, music, education and her church wherever she lived. She enjoyed playing the piano and organ, singing, knitting, reading, history and learning all her life.
When Norman retired from the Navy in 1975, they moved to Phoenix, AZ. Jerry and Norman traveled extensively around the world - British Isles, Continental Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, Hong Kong, Central America and Canada as well as all 50 US states.
Jerry was a loving mother of Marquerite Commons of Atlanta, Heather Walker of Big Sky, Montana and William Norman Lewis of Franklin, TN as well as a loving Grammy of Kristian Lewis of Franklin, TN.
Jerry was also a loving mother-in-law to Timothy Commons of Atlanta, Don Walker of Big Sky, MT and Christine Lewis of Franklin, TN.
She is survived by her niece Carolyn Hogan-Bohr (Nate), nephews Kedreth Hogan (Celia ), Jonathon Haugen and also a beloved friend and caretaker Reneika Wheatley.
She was preceded in death her husband, Dr. Norman G. Lewis, who passed away in 2003 and her beloved cat Phoebe.
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