Jerry was the son of Harry and Theresa Winston, brother to Donna and Buz, father to Janice and John, grandfather to Jamie and Lauren.. he is survived by many nieces and nephews

He loved music, played the accordian, his favorite musicians were dean martin, frank sinatra, tony bennett, sammy davis jr, andy williams, herb albert and the tijuana brass, perry como, engelbert humperdinck, glen campbell and neil diamond. Dad loved the song "If You're Young At Heart". He also loved the song "Ain't That a Kick in the Head". The song was originally performed by Dean Martin and was featured in the 1960 movie "Oceans Eleven". It also appeared in the sound tracks for Oceans Thirteen, the Goodfellas, A Bronx Tale, Fools Rush In and Vegas Vacation. The Dean Martin version is used in the Moscow prison scene of the 2011 film Mission: Impossible-Ghost Protocol. I like the Seth MacFarlane version with the full orchestra!


My parents loved Glenn Millers songs.. their favorite songs were "Chattanooga Choo Choo-Sun Valley Serenade (1941) "  In The Mood" and "Moonlight Serenade".


Jerry was a fan of the Bee Gees.. His favorite songs were Tragedy, Grease, Too much Heaven, Stayin Alive, Jive Talkin, How Deep Is Your Love, Saturday Night Fever, and You Should be Dancing.. He said the Australian brothers sure could sing well together.. He was sad to hear about the deaths of Andy Gibb, Maurice GIbb and Robin Gibb.. Barry is the only surviving brother..   
 
Dad liked the song "Sing, Sing, Sing" by Benny Goodman. It is a famous song from the Big Band era.


He loved to read and do crossword puzzles



Two of his favorite PBS shows were "Coronation Street" and "Downton Abbey"   


His favorite movies were "Gone with the Wind" and  "The Wizard of Oz" and "Forrest Gump", "Star Wars", "Castaway", and "Star Trek". Jerry was a fan of Captain Kirk, Spock (Live Long and Prosper) and Dr. Mccoy. His favorite musicals  were "Sound of Music", "South Pacific" and "Oklahoma"  He loved the funny looking aliens in Star Wars and the munchkins and the witches in the Wizard of Oz. Dad loved the song "As Time Goes By" from the movie "Casablanca" with Humphrey Bogart.  Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra and Jimmy Durante also sang the song "As Time Goes By". 


These movies reminded him of being on the ship.. "The Perfect Storm", "The Titanic", the "Poseidon Adventure" and "The Philadelphia Experiment"(1984) with Michael  Pare' and Nancy Allen.. all good movies to watch. 

He loved to watch late night shows like Johnny Carson and David Letterman.. his favorite guest was Jack Hannah and his animals, made him laugh!  Jerry loved the Jay Leno show..


Some of his favorite tv shows were lawrence welk, the rifleman, bonanza, wagon train, rawhide, gunsmoke, the high chaparral and lassie.. he said tv was great in the 1960's..  He loved the Ed Sullivan show.. Had to watch it every sunday night..


Other favorite tv shows were Mission Impossible, Perry Mason, Seinfeld (Favorite character was Kramer), Hawaii Five-0. Cheers, Frasier, CSI: Miami, Taxi, The Mentalist, 60 Minutes, 20/20, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy,Bones, and 48 Hours.  He couldn't hear for the last twenty years so he would read the close captioning..     



Jerrys alltime favorite commercial was the "Aflac" commercial and the duck.. made him laugh.. he also loved the talking baby in the e-trade commercials..   



Wanted to finish reading "Fall  of the giants'" and "Winter of the world" but wasnt able to due to poor eyesight


Two years ago Dad read "127 Hours".. he said he savored every glass of water after reading it.. I had the same thought.. We agreed the point of the book and the movie is to tell someone where you are going if you are hiking alone.. We also enjoyed " A Walk in the Woods" and agreed it would be awesome to hike on the Appalacian Trail. On September 2, 2015 the film adaptation of Bill Bryson's "A Walk in the Woods" will open in theatres nationwide with  an award winning cast that includes Robert Redford, Nick Nolte and Emma Thompson. I saw the movie on labor day weekend.. it was funny and charming but the book was better.. I wanted to see more scenes of the Great Smokey Mountains because I have never been there....


We both read the "Night of the Grizzlies" and had the same thoughts.. what a horrible way to die!  Dad asked me to never go camping again unless i stayed in a motel or hotel where it is safe from wild animals!   


Dad said he had a fear of being shipwrecked and being eaten by sharks. He read "In the Heart of the Sea" and said it was a good book.. The movie version, starring Chris Hemsworth is coming out december 11, 2015  Quoted from US Weekly.. " The epic whale tale, adapted from the 2000 nonfiction bestseller, tells the story of the  Essex, a Nantucket whaling ship whose run in with a very angry cetacean in 1820 inspired the novel Moby-Dick.. Shooting in the Atlantic Ocean "we were out there in the elements, shifting scenes with weather patterns" says director Ron Howard. As the brave first mate Owen Chase, "Chris brings so much intensity  and charisma". 
 
Dad also read "The Finest Hours"  the true story of the U.S. Coast Guards most daring sea rescue and said it was interesting.. On the night of February 18,1952, during one if the worst nor'easters that New England had ever seen, two oil tankers off the coast of Cape Cod were litterally torn in half. With the storm in full force and waves up to 70 feet high, four coast guardsman headed out to sea in a tiny lifeboat to come to the rescue. These brave men risked their lives to save more than 30 stranded sailors.

It's a true story of heroism and survival..   

        


He had a jovial sense of humor

His greatest achievement in life was being our loving, devoted dad.. he was a beautiful person


His intelligence and wit will live on in all the lives that he touched  


We miss you mom, dad, and cousin Nancy. Hope to see you up in heaven someday...
 






  


   

Jerry served in the U.S. Coast Guard on the USS SPENCER during WWII . He traveled around the world to the Phillippines, China and Bora Bora in the South Pacific..


He retired from the detroit news in 1987. He was a news employee for almost 24 years.. Jerry was born and raised in Detroit. After graduating from St. Theresa High School in 1943, he enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard. He was assigned gun duty on the USCG Spencer during World War ll. The ship ran convoys in the North Atlantic and received a commendation for sinking a German sub off Gibralter.

He also served two years in the South Pacific, which included five invasions of the Phillippines and two with the Australians in British and Dutch Borneo. He ended his stay in the Coast Guard with occupational duty in Korea and China.

After his honorable discharge from the service, he took a job with the City of Detroit. He worked as a firefighter, tree artisan and as a maintenance man on street lighting before he decided on employment as a paper handler at the Detroit News.

He was prededed in death by his wife Dorothy Winston.. His children are Janice and John and his grandchildren are Jamie and Lauren.

He loved to plant flowers,trees, and garden.. he bragged about his giant tomatoes.. he loved to plant trees.. his favorite trees were crimson king,maple, sycamore,locust,japanese maple, cherry, peach, apple, coconut, spruce, birch, fir, elm, redwood, palm and evergreen trees.. he worked for the City of Detroit forestry department and was knowlegeable about landscaping and how to care for trees, shrubs, flowers and grass.. He had a green thumb..He loved to use miracle grow. He said thats how he grew giant tomatoes...


Dad loved to visit his parents in Mancelona and wake up to the aroma of fresh brewed coffee and his mothers delicious fried bacon. I have great memories of going to the Traverse City Cherry festival with grandma and grandpa and visiting the zoo. 


Some of his favorite actors were Tony Curtis, Tony Shaloub, Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, Peter Falk, Eddie Albert, Carroll Oconnor, Jean Stapleton, Larry Hagman, Jackie Gleason, Jimmy Stewart, Robert Walker, Burl Ives, the late Robin Williams, Tom Hanks in 'Forrest Gump' and Tom Hanks in 'Castaway'.. His favorite character was ' Wilson' .. Mine too!   Creative writers!    

His favorite nurses were Allison, Pandora, Debra and Jennifer. Allison was like a granddaughter to him, they had a special friendship.. thanks to her for lighting up his life for the last year of his life and thanks to her for her continuued support
Mellisa was his favorite nurse at the "Manor of Wayne' She was from the Philippines, she became a good friend. She finished her nursing degree and later became a nurse at Oakwood working long hours..

His favorite physical therapists were Daisy, Ash, Katie, Kris and Jay  They helped him cope with a very long illness 


During the summer of 2013 Jerry loved sitting outside at "Marywood" in his wheelchair. He said the landscaping was beautiful.. it was his favorite nursing home.. thanks to Kris, Allison,Glenda, Janika and the felician nuns for their friendship, prayers and support.. Allison brought her dog "Lucy" and her parrot "Sunshine" to visit Jerry and brightened up his life!    Thank you! 



His favorite caregivers were Frida and Erma..Jerry loved siting outside in his wheelchair looking at the flowers and Frida's garden and enjoyed the sunshine.. He was disappointed if he couldn't go outside on cold or rainy days.