Gone West: Jerry Dale Pockrus

Jerry Dale Pockrus, 73, born August 21, 1940 to Nelson and Naomi Pockrus in Bartonville, Texas, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2013.

Jerry lived in the Justin area all his life. He attended Justin schools and owned and operated Jerry's Garage for 20 years. He retired from Jack Cooper Transport in 2005, after 25 years, and was a member of the Teamsters Union.

Jerry ran "Jerry's Aircraft Service" from the hanger in his backyard for 20 years. He loved flying and had lived on the airport for 28 years. He bought ugly airplanes and made them pretty to fly again. He has owned over 60 airplanes in the past 30 years. Jerry spent his life living and loving his family, friends and airplanes. He belonged to various airplane clubs and was a member of the local and national chapter of Antique Airplane Association.

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