More detail on this person: Jerry Wesley
Serratt of North Richland Hills died peacefully in
Fort Worth on Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, at the age of
77. Burial: will be in Dallas-Fort Worth National
Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at
Lucas Funeral Home, 1321 Precinct Line Road,
Hurst. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family
requests that donations be made to the Alzheimer's
Association , alz.org; Wounded Warrior Project,
woundedwarriorproject.org; or a charity of choice
. Jerry was born Oct. 23, 1937, in Wichita Falls
to Kelley and Thelma Serratt. After graduating
from Midwestern University in 1961, Jerry was
commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army,
served in Korea and Vietnam, and finished his Army
career at the Pentagon. Included among his awards
for military service were the Bronze Star Medal,
the Air Medal and the Legion of Merit. Jerry and
Patsy Ann Clancy married in Baltimore, Md., in
1962, and settled in Falls Church, Va., after
welcoming sons Kevin and Kent. Following Jerry's
retirement from the U.S. Army as a lieutenant
colonel in 1981, the couple returned to Jerry's
native Texas. He continued his career next at
General Dynamics, then as a nursing home
administrator and finally as a volunteer
credentialed mediator in Tarrant County. Jerry's
family would like to thank Josie Morton for her
care and devotion. He was preceded in death by his
parents. Kelley Serratt and Thelma Smithee
Serratt; and a brother, Noel Serratt. Survivors:
His wife of 53 years, Patsy Clancy Serratt of
North Richland Hills; sons, Kevin Serratt of
Houston and Kent Serratt and wife, Connie, of
DeSoto; brother, Olen Serratt and wife, Marilyn
Obrig, of Waynesville, N.C.; and beloved
grandchildren, Dylan Serratt of Houston, Maddie
Serratt of Houston and Parker Holland of DeSoto.
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