Jerry Wayne Temple

Jerry Wayne Temple

November 17, 1950 - April 07, 2010

Jerry Wayne Temple

November 17, 1950 - April 07, 2010

Obituary

Jerry Wayne Temple lost his battle with colon cancer on April 7, 2010, with his family by his side. Jerry was born on November 17, 1950 in Vicksburg, Mississippi to Alton and Evelyn Temple. At an early age, his family moved to Mar Vista, California where he attended Short Avenue Elementary School and Marina Del Rey Junior High School. Upon graduation from Venice High School, Jerry was drafted into the Army. He served in the Vietnam War and was honorably discharged in 1972. Jerry began his career with GTE and continued on with Verizon, where he loyally worked in special services for 40 years. He met the love of his life, Teresa Galvan, in 1987. They married in 1991 and welcomed their son, Juan Diego Temple, into the world in 1994. Jerry loved to cook for his family and friends, enjoy a good baseball game and spend time with his son.

Jerry is survived by his wife, Teresa, his son, Juan Diego, his sister, Mary Ann Manning, and her husband, Don, his brother, Robert and many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents and his brothers, Alton and George.

A Catholic funeral mass will be celebrated on Friday, April 9, 2010 at 9:30 am, with internment to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery 5835 Slauson Avenue, Culver City, California 90230. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Juan Diego Temple Scholarship Fund, care of US Bank, 27529 Puerta Real, Mission Viejo, California, 92691, 949 348-3575.

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87 responses to Jerry Wayne Temple

  1. My heart hurts so much for you and JD. I pray you find some comfort and peace. Please know you are in my prayers.
    Love,
    Caroline

  2. Teresa and JD,
    Your what the word “family” eptimizes and
    he will be In your hearts forever. When the love is real good, it hurts real bad. But I believe that is God’s daily reminder to all of us to never forget just how lucky we were to have that person, that kind of love, in our lives.
    All our prayers to both of you
    Catherine and Andrew

  3. Teresa and JD,
    Your what the word “family” eptimizes and
    he will be In your hearts forever. When the love is real good, it hurts real bad. But I believe that is God’s daily reminder to all of us to never forget just how lucky we were to have that person, that kind of love, in our lives.
    All our prayers to both of you
    Catherine and Andrew

  4. With Our Deepest Sympathy,
    Teresa, Juan Diego, and family, and friends of Jerry Temple, we want you to know you have our friendship and support during this most difficult time and beyond. Corinne, Mark and Michael Arenal

  5. Jerry will be missed at Verizon, I knew him for several years and he was a good man.

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