Jerry Blaschke was born October, 9. 1951 in Odessa, Tx. His mother was Gladys Ward Blaschke and his father was August Blaschke. He was a beloved bother to Cindy Blaschke Fischer, a brother-in-law to Donnie Fischer, and a uncle Danielle and Steven Fischer. Jerry was a talented athlete throughout his school career. He was a four-year varsity football tackle for the Odessa Permain Panthers. And, as he loved to say “the panthers went to state in ’68.” He received a B.A. in Business from Texas Lutheran College. He worked as a claims manager for several wholesale hardware companies.
Jerry really wanted to be a farmer. He took over the family farm after his grandparents were unable to do the work. One of his prize possessions is his Opa’s Farmall tractor. He purchased an antique Oliver tractor about a month before his passing just like his Opa’s.
He traveled to Germany twice and to all 48 Contiguous states, as well as Canada and Mexico. He loved to go to Branson Missouri for the shows. He also loved to return to Odessa on short trips. Jerry has over four thousand songs on his I-Phone. Downloading music was about the only technology he embraced.
He spent almost every Sunday afternoon with his sister’s family. He loved to play Dominoes, Chess, Monopoly, and other board games. He hated to lose. He was so competitive. He was so happy when the Houston Astros finally won the World Series. He has his own “Astros brick” at Minute Maid Park which he has engraved “Fan since 1962.” He pretended not to care about the Dallas Cowboys, but he cared very much.
Jerry loved his dogs, Frieda and Betty. He took better care of them than he did of himself.
Jerry was a student of WWII history. He loved genealogy. He researched The Blaschke’s family back to their coming to America. He studied The Ward’s family back to the 1700s.
Jerry was so proud that he was baptized in October of 2016. He was seeking God. He tried reading the Bible but preferred to listen to a hand held device. He believed in the power of prayer.
Jerry was a unique individual. His mind linked thoughts together that no one else could. He had cute sayings like “take a long walk off a short pier” of “eyes forward” if you looked intensely at him. I want “to do something tremendo” during games. He had codes for everything. He kept a journal that he burned ever year-end. He was a big part of our family and will be sorely missed.
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