Jerry Joe Myers

June 20, 1941 - January 7, 2012

Biography Jerry J. Myers passed away on January 7, 2012, in Carson City, NV. He was born in Ringgold, Louisiana, to William E. and Emma Del Myers on June 20, 1941. After graduating high school in Richmond, California, in 1959, he enlisted in the US Air Force. While training in electronics in Denver, Colorado, he met his wife Sandra. They were married July 1, 1960. They had 51 years of love, friendship and family. After discharge from the Air Force, Jerry worked in the insulation trade in California. After moving to Reno, he was a project foreman for NCW Insulation for 20 years. From the time Jerry was a boy, he always wanted a horse. As an adult, he was finally able to get a horse. That started a lifetime of enjoyment with riding. As a member of the Nevada State Trail Riders, he participated in many 50 and 100 mile endurance races. He also spent many hours riding in the hills above Washoe Valley. Jerry was preceded in death by his father William Myers. Survivors include his mother, Emma Myers; wife Sandra Myers; daughter Diana Fegan; son Gerald Myers and his wife Cheryl; son Dustin Myers; brother Ernie Myers; brother Eddie Myers and his wife Bonnie; grandchildren: Stephanie Thomas and her husband Nate, Angela Myers, Caleb Myers, Cassandra and her husband Devon, William and his wife Amber, Kyle, Kory; and great grandchildren: Peyton, William and Thomas.