Services for Jerry D. Boyer, 45, East Moline, are 10 AM Tuesday at Van Hoe Funeral Home Ltd., East Moline. Burial is in Rock Island National Cemetery. Visitation is 4-7PM Monday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family. Jerry was born August 20, 1965 in Moline, the son of Huel and Susanne (VanRaes) Boyer. He graduated from UTHS in 1983. While at UT he was honored by State Rep. Mike Boland and for his skill in auto body. He went on to study history at Black Hawk College. He married Cheryl Tipton on September 21, 2001 in Rock Island. He served in the US Navy Reserves for 22 years and was very proud of his service with the Sea Bees. He was a carpenter by trade and was instrumental in building homes at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Jerry loved the Chicago Bears, riding his motorcycle, WWII history and canoeing. Jerry's greatest joy was teaching his grandson Tyler about literature and history, and being involved in his life. Survivors include his wife Cheryl, his parents Huel and Susanne Boyer, East Moline, step daughters; Rebecca (Eric Terronez) Tipton, Cocoa, FL and Michelle Tipton, Davenport, 3 grandsons, sister and brother-in-law Laura and Ryan Crispin, Davenport, 2 nephews, numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins and 2 very special cats Pretty and Fancy. "The greatest tragedy of life is not death, but what dies inside of us while we live." Jerry had struggled with depression his whole life; may he now rest in peace.