Reece, our hearts and prayers go out to you. Take care.
Brent "Reece Jennings" <mcjennings...@yahoo.com> writes: >Gerald T. Jennings Sr. > ><[ >http://mi-cache.legacy.com/legacy/images/Cobrands/HartfordCourant/Photos/JE >]http://mi-cache.legacy.com/legacy/images/Cobrands/HartfordCourant/Photos/JE >NNGER.jpg> > >JENNINGS, Gerald T. Sr. Gerald T. Jennings Sr., (AKA "Coach", AKA "G"), >departed this life on March 31, 2009 at Hartford Hospital. He was born >September 11, 1951, in Torrington, to Carletta Wright and the late >Sinclair >Jennings Sr. He was predeceased by younger sister Robin Jennings. He >graduated from Weequahic High School in Newark, NJ in 1968 and continued >on >to attain degrees from both The University of New Hampshire and Rutgers >University. He gave 28 years of service to the CT Dept. of Transportation, >where he retired as Transportation Assistant Planning Director in 2007. >Gerald was a member of IIABO #6; and CCAFO since 1985, where he officiated >numerous playoff and championship games. He was a founding member of >Officials Of Color and served as Vice-President. This organization was >created to encourage fairness and equality for all officials. Notably, >Gerald devoted himself to being a role model for the youth of the East >Hartford Community. He is well loved, admired, and remembered for the time >he spent coaching the East Hartford Cardinals, East Hartford youth and >travel basketball, East Hartford High School Basketball and Football, and >Avon Old Farms Football teams. Left to treasure his precious memories are: >his devoted wife, Jannett Jennings; two daughters, Nicole (Nigel) Gaynor; >Jermain Jennings; two sons, Monte' (Latrice) Jennings; Gerald T. Jennings >Jr.; his brothers, Maurice Jennings, Ralph (Cindi) Jacobs, Sinclair >Jennings >Jr., Jared Jennings, his sisters Cynthia Jennings, Crystal (Michael) >Kelly, >and Jeanette Jennings; seven grandchildren; Nigel Gaynor Jr., Nicholas >Gaynor, Nasharia Gaynor, Namar Gaynor, Rickey Close Jr., Jhada Close and >Trevon Wolfe, and a host of adopted sons, nieces, nephews. The service >will >be held at Bethel A.M.E. Church, 1154 Blue Hills Ave., Bloomfield,CT, on >Monday April 6th, 2009. Calling hour will be from 10-11 a.m., funeral >service will start at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers please send donations to >Hartford Transplant Program, Hartford Hospital, 80 Seymour St, Hartford, >CT. >06108.
