Jerald Fry

Jerry was born on 1/8/47 to Bill and Bernice Fry. He died at home 12/11/22 of a cardiac arrest. He attended Billings schools and graduated from Billings Senior High School. After graduation, he went to work for the City of Billings Street Dept. He endured many hardships as a result of his handicaps. After the death of his father, he lived at home with his mother, giving her needed support, transportation, and care until her death at 97 years old in 2013.

He was a man of few material possessions, but loved to be useful. He liked to make people laugh and loved to tease, too. He kept us all in touch with each other. He called us whenever there was any new news and even when it wasn't new. He called anyone and everyone, just to keep in touch. Cousins we hadn't heard from for years got phone calls. He couldn't understand why we didn't make time for each other.

Jerry was quite the statistician. He kept meticulous records of sporting events all over the state and country and collected tournament programs and player cards. He knew the scores of games and carefully charted statistics of players. Baseball was his favorite. He followed Bob's baseball career and his brother-in-law Ed's coaching career closely and was a long- time season Billings Mustangs ticket holder. He could talk sports to anyone.

At the end of Jerry's life, he found a place that really became where he was the happiest he had been for many years. The people and staff at Prairie Towers were so good to him in spite of the problems that followed him there. It was comforting for his family to see him belong there. He created a core of friends to be commended for their care for Jerry, his sense of humor and ailments.

Jerry is survived by his daughter, Keri Fox of Las Vegas, Nev., brother Robert (Denyce) Fry, sister Colleen (Ed) Kriskovich, nephews Kevin, Craig, and Chad Kriskovich, nieces Christie MacDonald, Kelly Hogan, Rainey Schmeideke, and Daisy Fry.