Jerry “married Suzanne Brown, also from Trumann, AR, and had three children. Suzanne passed away in July of 1998. [He then] remarried to Colleen Willoughby in 2002, now residing in Jonesboro, AR (Would you believe, Colleen is from Trumann, too!).”
Colleen writes that even with some really serious medical problems, “Jerry remains upbeat and grateful for every day the Lord allows him to remain, with faith and joy in his heart.”
After retiring from the USAF in 1983, Jerry worked for Sun Micro Systems for several years.
Jerry Dewayne Richards, Col USAF, Ret., “Headed West” on November 18, 2013.
Jerry was a graduate of Memphis State University, a member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity and the MSU football team. Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Jerry D. Richards, 78, of Fairhope, Alabama, with 26 years of service to his country, died Monday, Nov. 18, 2013.
He was interred next to his first wife, Suzanne.
He is survived by his wife, Colleen Richards.