Jerry Thomas Weaver

Apr 29, 1929 -

Nov 20, 2021

Jerry Thomas Weaver, age 92, longtime resident of Anchorage, Alaska, peacefully passed in his sleep and went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, Nov. 20, 2021, at the Kroontje Health Care Center in Blacksburg, Va.

Born on April 29, 1929, in Dublin, Va., he was the son of the late Earnest Hampton Weaver and Bessie Mae Andrews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife of 61 years, Virginia Mae Weaver; and his second wife, Frances Wright, of five years; sisters, Betty Joyce Quesenberry, Martha Louise Dalton and Shirley Jean Shelton; grandson, Jason Glenn Zamets; and brothers-in-law, Anthony Fiore, Donald Quesenberry and J.C. Dalton.

Jerry enlisted in the Army/Air Corps, at the age of 17, and traveled the world with Virginia and his children. He retired as a Chief Master Sergeant from the USAF with 30 years of service and then settled in Anchorage, where he built and managed multifamily units. Jerry loved Alaska and he spent many years hunting, fishing and tinkering on boats and vehicles with his dear friend Bill Lasiter. Jerry and his wife Virginia spent many summers on boats and in RVs as they fished with Bill and Rita Lasiter in Resurrection Bay in Seward, Alaska, for silver salmon and Kachemak Bay in Homer, Alaska, for halibut.

With his second wife, Frances, Jerry became a member of the Maranatha Baptist Church in Anchorage. He loved to attend with Frances and sing with Pastor Charlie's wife, Connie England.

Surviving Jerry to cherish his memory are son, Jerry T. Weaver Jr. and wife Li G. Retus of Anchorage; daughter, Pamela Jean Zamets and husband Michael L. Zamets of Beaumont, Calif.; sister, Elizabeth W. Fiore of Dublin, Va.; grandchildren, Christopher J. Zamets of Beaumont, Seth R. Weaver of Kula, Hawaii, and Anne R. Weaver of Anchorage; great-grandchildren, Nadia Alyce Zamets, Trent Alexander Zamets and Skarlet Alyce Zamets; numerous nieces and nephews; special lifelong friend, Joe Pinket of Bear, Del.; special friend and caregiver for Virginia and Jerry, Gayla Tauane-Leatualii of Seattle, Wash.; and friend and doctor, Anchorage nephrologist Dr. Stephano Emili, who took exceptional care of him for many years.

Funeral services will be held this spring at the Fort Richardson National Veterans Cemetery, with the time and date to be announced later.