Jerome A. "Jerry" Packer, LL.B, CPA, LL.M of Waltham, formerly of Newton, passed into eternal rest on July 2, 2015, at age 79 after a long illness. He is survived by his beloved wife Theresa "Terri" (Castellana) Orr, and his former wife, Barbara Goldman Packer of Falmouth. He leaves his cherished daughters Elizabeth Fahey and her husband Mark of Wellesley, and Ellen Huttenhower of Carbondale, Colorado, and his dearly loved grandchildren, Caroline, William, and Ella Fahey, and Theodore and Katharine Huttenhower. Jerry is also survived by his step-children and step-grandchildren Lisa, Michael, and Lia Custodinho of Lowell, and Allison Orr, Mitch, Caleb and Tobias Horowitz of New York City. He also leaves his devoted caregiver Thu Tran.
Jerry was the son of the late Samuel and Esther Starr Packer formerly of Newton. Jerry was a graduate of Newton High School, Boston University, and Harvard Law School. He practiced taxation and estate law and for many years headed the tax department at Commercial Union Insurance Company. Jerry was an adjunct professor of taxation at Bentley and B.U. and was a former Chairman of the Boston Bar Tax Division. He was proud of his service in the United States Army. Jerry was a member and former Master of Noddles Island Lodge of Masons. He was an avid downhill skier and tennis player and was a longtime member and former President of Wightman Tennis Center in Weston. His greatest joy came from his family.
Services will be held at Levine Chapels, 470 Harvard Street, Brookline at 11:00 AM on Monday, July 6. Immediately following the services, burial will take place at Sharon Memorial Park, 40 Dedham St., Sharon.
Shiva visiting hours will be observed at the home of Mark & Elizabeth Fahey, Wellesley, on Monday from 2 PM to 8 PM and on Tuesday evening from 5 PM to 9PM. Friends and family are welcome. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association of MA, 480 Pleasant Street, Watertown, MA 02472 or to Good Shepherd Hospice Community Care, 90 Wells Avenue, Newton, MA 02459.
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