Jerry Hare

Mr. Jerry Hare passed away on October 27, 2023. Jerry Doyle Hare was born on June 18, 1939, in Terrell, Texas to Weldon and Johnnie Hare. Jerry grew up watching the WWII planes fly over his home piloted by the British who were flying out of the Terrell training base and the new big bombers on test flights out of Ft. Worth. Jerry fell in love with airplanes at a very young age and spent his lifelong career in the aircraft and electronics industry. Being color vision challenged Jerry could not fly aircraft himself although he always wanted to. He took flight instruction lessons until his color perception was too big of an obstacle which caused him to stop pursuing flying. Jerry went to Terrell public schools until graduating in 1957. After serving in the US Army, Jerry attended East Texas State University (Texas A&M Commerce) and graduated in 1966 with a Bachelor of Business Administration and had completed all required courses for Master of Business Administration. Jerry worked for several aircraft systems integration companies in Texas, Florida, and Saudi Arabia. Jerry was in marketing all of his career and was instrumental in obtaining many multi-million-dollar contract with the U.S. Government and foreign governments. Jerry married Donna on January 4, 1991. To this union were brought three children; Scott Hare, Lori Cramer Barnes, and Brian Cramer; and spouses Mina Hare, Paul Barnes, and Meegan Cramer. Eight wonderful grandchildren; Brandi Hare and Kristen Hare- Escoto of Sachse, Steven, Matthew, and Kevin Barnes of Plano, Evyn, Andrew, and Camden Cramer of Dallas; and great-granddaughter from Kristen, Bailey. Jerry’s only child, Scott, was very special to him as he also considered Scott his best friend. Jerry has two sisters, Linda Sparks and Carolyn Schumann, both of whom live in Greenville, TX. Jerry and Donna moved to Hideaway Lake in 2005 where golf was a major activity for both. Jerry served on the Board of Directors at Hideaway, co-founder of the Hideaway Scooter Group, past President of the Hideaway RV Club and delivered meals for Meals on Wheels for many years. Jerry and Donna were members of Hideaway Community Church. In 2019, Jerry and Donna moved to Frisco, Tx. They moved into a wonderful neighborhood which turned out to be a very special place. They made many wonderful friends and were very busy with activities with their friends. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, November 6, 2023 at Max Slayton Funeral Chapel at 11:00 a.m. with the family receiving guest one hour prior to service time. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Diabetes Association at: https://diabetes.org/ or to Wounded Warrior Project at www.woundedwarriorproject.org/.

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Jerry Hare

October 27, 2023