A Heartfelt Thank You

We wanted to extend a heartfelt thank you to each and every one of you that have been in Jerry's life and ours in the past, and especially these past 3 months. Everyone has been hit hard with this tragedy and everyone is dealing in their own way. Personally - our family is struggling, but each day brings a new dawn and happy moments mixed with memories...some make us sad, others make us laugh.. everyone says that "time heals" and right now, it's hard to see that, but I do hold the faith that it will and we will all be stronger for this.

Thank you from the bottom or our hearts to everyone that visited Jerry or us at the hospital or the house; to those that have sent cards and notes and trinkets and to those of you that made the Celebration evenings in Kansas City and Iowa City - your love, support and friendship means the world to all of us. It is a true testament to Jerry's life the amount of love that has surrounded us thru all this.

I hope that those of you that attended the Celebration of Life enjoyed the evening and that it has helped. Know that seeing each of you meant so very much to our family and I know that Jerry would have been proud of each evening. We sure had a lot of "quality time" for him to enjoy!! :)

Thank you to each of you that were brave enough to stand in front of the crowd and share your Jerry stories. Thank you to those that perhaps couldn't get in front of the crowd, but shared your stories with us afterwards.. no story was too small and each touched us deeply.

From the hearts of all of the Cahills: Marilyn, Ken, Cindy, Sherri, Tanya, Tracy, Trent, Kevin, Haley, Michael, Madison, Xander, Toryn, Wyatt, Aunt Barb, Lanie... I could go on.. but we all thank you for being a part of our lives and Jerry's. God Bless. :)

Donations for KC Aids Walk in Jerry's Memory

Many of you have asked where you can send donations for the KC Aids Walk in Jerry's memory.

While we have made some headway on the KC Aids Walk site as far setting up Jerryz Kidz for sign-up and such.. we are still have a few issues. hopefully, we'll get those resolved ASAP so you can sign up to walk as well as make on-line donations.

In the meantime, we have set up a Post Office Box where you can send donations and we'll make sure they are taken care of when the time comes.

Any donations can be mailed to:

Jerryz Kidz
P.O. Box 714
North Liberty, IA 52317

* Please make checks out to Aids Walk Kansas City
* Note in the memo section of your check it is for Team Jerryz Kidz

Thank you in advance for any donations you make- Jerry would be honored and thrilled that so many people have asked how they can contribute to this cause.

Iowa City Accommodations

For those of you that may be traveling from afar and/or interseted in staying the night in Iowa City on Saturday, Feb 21st - Scott Tallman has spoken with the Sheraton and secured a room block rate (if we are able to get 10 rooms in the block).

The Sheraton has offered a rate of $89/night and the Vetro a rate of $139-$189/night (all suites) under the block.

If you are interested in a room and being put into the block, please contact Scott at scotttallman@hotmail.com

Thank you.

Iowa Memorial Service Information

We will be having a Celebration of Life for Jerry in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, February 21st from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Hotel Vetro in Iowa City.

Memorial Service Location:
Hotel Vetro
201 Linn Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
www.hotelvetro.com
(319) 337-4058

For those of you that are coming from out of town, Hotel Vetro and Iowa City Sheraton both have room availabilty if you'd like to stay. The Sheraton is located about 1/2 block away from Hotel Vetro. You can contact them for room rates and reservations.

Hotel Vetro
201 Linn Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
www.starwoodhotels.com
(319) 337-4961

Sheraton Iowa City
210 South Dubuque Street
Iowa City, IA
www.starwoodhotels.com
(319) 337-4058

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Jerry's memory to the Kansas City Aids Walk. Delivery address if needed is
Marilyn & Ken Cahill
2292 Highway 965 NE
North Liberty, IA 52317
(319) 331-6162

We hope many of you will be able to come and join us for this Celebration of Life.

Kansas City Memorial Information

We will be celebrating Jerry's life with a memorial this Wednesday, February 4th from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm CST at The Pavillion at Arrowhead Stadium.

Arrowhead Stadium

The Pavilion, Champions Room

1 Arrowhead Dr

Kansas City, MO

Please park in the E lot and proceed up the stairs to the Pavilion entrance. The Pavilion is a very large white permanent tent. Please see the attached map for the location of Lot E within the stadium.

Our entire family hopes that you will be able to join us and share in the life of Jerry. We look forward to sharing stories, laughter and the inevitable tears that come with the loss of our dear Jerry.

ADDITIONAL MEMORIAL INFO

We will also be having a memorial in Iowa City, IA in the coming few weeks for those of you that are not able to join us in Kansas City. That information will be posted here in the coming few days once we secure the date and location.

Memorials

Please check back as we will post informaiton regarding memorial services here in Kansas City and also in Iowa City which will occur sometime in the next week or so.

Rest In Peace

After a morning filled with family and friends saying private moments of goodbye and love to Jerry and each other, at 11:02am CST the doctors removed the breathing machines and medicines from Jerry.

Surrounded by a warm circle of love that encompassed two rooms and a waiting room - we gathered around Jerry offering words of encouragement and love for him to make his journey safely and quickly. Laughs were shared, I still tried to make a joke (and failed) and we all gave Jerry our energy and love to move on to the next phase.

After a little over 2 hours, at 1:15 pm CST on Friday, January 30th our dear Jerry has departed this Earth for a higher place. He is now resting peacefully and surrounded by love ones that have gone before him.

Rest in Peace dear brother, son, uncle, cousin and friend.... you will be missed more than you can possibly know. You will never be forgotten.