Gerald Wathier Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Gerald Wathier of Phoenix, Arizona, born in Rock Island, Illinois, who passed away on November 5, 2021, at the age of 82, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Gerald Wathier to pay them a last tribute.

He was loved and cherished by many people including: his parents, Dr. Lawrence Nicholas and Madeleine "Babe" Wathier (Goering); his children, Chris, Tanya (Eric) of Phoenix, Cheryl, Michele of Phoenix, Susan (Ralph) of Belleville and Christopher (late Kelly Alexis) of Falmouth; his siblings, Lyle Wathier (Brenda) of Sarasota and Jacqueline Brokaw (William) of Bolingbrook; his grandchildren, Jourdan, Samantha Grace, Hollis Nicholas, Courtney Brooke, Louis, Ben, Abby, Mackenzie, Mason and Ryan; and his wife Sharon Janan Wathier.

Jerry passed peacefully, surrounded by his loving children, after an extended and heroic battle stemming from long-standing complications of COVID-19 which he contracted in December 2020.

Memorials may be directed to St. Jude's Children's Hospital.