Jerry went to his heavenly home on January 17, 2013. He was preceded in death by his father Anthony Coumelis, Sr. and mother E. Pauline Mathews Coumelis. He was born in Houston, Texas on June 9, 1942 and graduated from Rice University in 1964. He worked for NASA in Houston upon graduation. In 1969 he moved to Dallas to work in Defense Systems at Texas Interments and received his Masters from SMU. Later he was employed by L3 Systems in Greenville, Texas until his retirement in 2010.
Jerry is survived by his wife of 40 years, Lynda Welch Coumelis and Hari, the much loved dog.
Services will be held Wednesday, January 23, 2013. Graveside will be at 10:00 a.m. at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Memorial Service will be at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Custer Road United Methodist Church, 6601 Custer Road, Plano, TX 75023, with Rev. Jack Gibson officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday January 22, 2013 from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to the charity of your choice in Jerry’s name.