Jerry Duncan

Jerry was born in Burkburnett, Texas on January 29, 1923 to Elmer and Elsie Cullers. She is preceded in death by her parents, by her husband of 57 years, Alexander Strachan Duncan, and by her brother, Elmer W. Cullers, Jr.

Jerry is survived by her two sons, Scott C. Duncan, M.D. of San Antonio and Robert Duncan and his wife, Marcy, of Houston; granddaughters Robin Duncan and Amanda Duncan, and her husband Alexander Bove, of San Antonio, grandson Scott C. Duncan, Jr. of San Antonio; and grandsons John, William, Thomas, David, James, and Michael Duncan of Houston.

Jerry was a member of the University Christian Church, Westwood Country Club, The Headliners Club of Austin, and an active member of the Helping Hand of Austin.

Jerry graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and was working in the Registrar's office at UT when she met and fell in love with her soul mate for life, A. S. Duncan. Shortly thereafter, her husband-to-be joined the Army to serve in World War II. Jerry and Strachan wrote love letters to each other almost every day of the war. After the war was over, Strachan came home and they were married shortly thereafter. A magnificent, devoted mother, Jerry centered her life around her two boys and their families. Jerry was a wonderful and caring grandmother, energetically involved in the lives of her grandchildren.

Jerry and Strachan loved to travel together. In their middle-age years, they travelled to all parts of the world. Jerry's favorite venue in America was New York City, where she visited each year with close friends. Jerry loved her friends and thoroughly enjoyed her cherished time with them in dinner clubs, sewing club, bridge club, and tennis group. Known for her contagious smile, engaging personality, and positive attitude, Jerry was gifted by God with an intrinsic quality of making people around her feel good about themselves. Her friends would always say that Jerry never ever had an unkind thing to say about anybody in her whole life.

The family is eternally grateful for the warm, caring, and competent support of Jerry by Westminster Manor and their exemplary staff from top to bottom. The family appreciates and found truly inspirational the extraordinary care and competence exhibited on a daily basis by the wonderful staff of Heart to Heart Hospice of Austin. Special thanks go to Jerry's magnificent individual caretakers who were always by Jerry's side during her twilight years: Sandra Bargas, Faye Egbe, Jennifer Daniels, and Christine Rodriguez with The Home Option and Janie Torrez with Health Care Services.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 17, at the Weed- Corley-Fish funeral home at 3125 North Lamar in Austin, Texas. A reception at the funeral home will follow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Helping Hand Home for Children of Austin, 3804 Avenue B, Austin, TX 78705.