The Springfield News Leader newspaper has an obituary for the late Jerry Bock. The Springfield News Leader obituary is published every Monday and Thursday. Jerry was born on April 12, 1947. He died on August 3, 2012. Born in Springfield, he lived in Springfield and was a native of the Chicago area. A graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Jerry was employed as a carpenter. He was a retired carpenter.
Jerry was preceded in death by his parents, John and Mary Bock. Jerry was also preceded in death by his brother, Gary Bock. Jerry is survived by his wife, Patricia Bock; six children, Jeff Bock, Jennifer Bock, Michelle Bock, David Bock, and Chris Bock; and a host of nieces and nephews.
He was also preceded in death by his brother, John Bock, and his sister, Dorothy Bock.
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You’ll be missed! Jerry was a class act, and a class citizen. I hope he enjoyed his last moments on earth the way you did as he was so taken with his life.
Jerry Bock, you were a class act and a class citizen and a great example of what hard work and self-respect means. I can only imagine how much this means to his wife and children. I also imagine that if you did nothing else for your life, that you would do more for the people you love. Rest in peace, dear Jerry.
I’m very sorry Jerry Bock, you were a great person who made a difference not only in your life but in the lives of countless others. I hope your family can find some peace in knowing you are in a better place.
Oh, please. I hope this article doesn’t end up like Jerry’s obituary, in which he was killed by a man who thought that he was a woman.
I had a feeling that Jerry Bock would be a bit like Jerry Bock, but he wasn’t. While he seemed to be a great person, I was a bit worried that he wasn’t. I wasn’t that impressed with his writing, but with his wife. If you are a fan of Jerry Bock and are reading this, I’d like you to remember her, too. Because as you read this article, I am going to send you a little present.
The sad thing is that Jerry Bock is in a very small part of my life, too. But he was a part of my life. And my life is sad because Jerry Bock is not dead. Or dead, but not in the same way that Jerry Bock could be. I am a bit sad because Jerry Bock, the man, was a bit of a jerk, and I am a bit sad because I am a bit of a jerk. A bit of both, actually.
