Roll Call Tribute
Jerry Kline '80 May 12, 2014 10:39 AM
Published in (Fort Worth) Star-Telegram on May 11, 2014
Jerry Kline
Jerry Dwain Kline, 56, of Argyle, a 10-year brain cancer survivor, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2014, at his home in Argyle. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Cross Timbers Community Church in Argyle with the Rev. Toby Slough officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Park in Denton. Visitation: The family will be at DeBerry Funeral Directors in Denton for visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Legacy Brain Foundation or Children's Emergency Relief International (CERI). Jerry was an encouraging, hardworking and faith-filled man, who used his trials to honor God and give hope to countless people around the world. His first tumor was discovered in January of 2004. Since then, he fought through seven recurrences and two surgeries while giving hope to others facing similar circumstances. His story is memorialized in his book, "An Unremarkable Man." Although we are saddened by Jerry's passing, we celebrate that he is with our Lord. Jerry graduated from Richardson High School in 1976 and Texas A&M with a bachelor of science in electrical engineering in 1980. His professional career included time with Raytheon, Texas Instruments, Micro ASI, and Elbit Systems of America. Jerry holds six patents and helped develop the multiple missile launch system and weapons interface for the Apache Helicopter. Jerry served on the board of directors of the Legacy Brain Foundation and supported orphans in Moldova through Children's Emergency Relief International (CERI). Jerry was preceded in death by his father, Dwain Chester Kline. Survivors: Jerry married Kathy Mapes in 1983 and is survived by her; their children, Andrew Dwain (25), Aaron Daniel (23), Austin David (21), Aimee Elizabeth (20), Aric Benjamin (17); mother, Betty Reston Kline of Dallas; brother, David and his wife, Linda, of Weatherford; uncle, Harold Reston and his wife, Sherry, of Tyler; father-in-law, Russel Mapes and his wife, Mary, of Tomball; in-laws, Becky and Warren Obenland, Debby and Terry Vance, Steve Mapes, Dan and Charis Mapes, Sarah Russ, Joanna Wurtz; and nieces and nephews, Holly Kline, Christopher Obenland, Jonathan Obenland, Timothy Obenland, Jeremy McKey, Joanna Clem, Michelle Bell, Aaron Powell, Russel Mapes, Vera Mapes, Dorothy Mapes, Trudie Mapes, Eli Mapes, David Mapes, Charity Mapes, Grace Mapes, Hannah Mapes, Nathan Russ, Bethany Ash, Steven Mapes, Roxie Wurtz, Emaline Wurtz, Zachary Wurtz and Noel Wurtz.
Jerry Kline
Jerry Dwain Kline, 56, of Argyle, a 10-year brain cancer survivor, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2014, at his home in Argyle. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Cross Timbers Community Church in Argyle with the Rev. Toby Slough officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Park in Denton. Visitation: The family will be at DeBerry Funeral Directors in Denton for visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Legacy Brain Foundation or Children's Emergency Relief International (CERI). Jerry was an encouraging, hardworking and faith-filled man, who used his trials to honor God and give hope to countless people around the world. His first tumor was discovered in January of 2004. Since then, he fought through seven recurrences and two surgeries while giving hope to others facing similar circumstances. His story is memorialized in his book, "An Unremarkable Man." Although we are saddened by Jerry's passing, we celebrate that he is with our Lord. Jerry graduated from Richardson High School in 1976 and Texas A&M with a bachelor of science in electrical engineering in 1980. His professional career included time with Raytheon, Texas Instruments, Micro ASI, and Elbit Systems of America. Jerry holds six patents and helped develop the multiple missile launch system and weapons interface for the Apache Helicopter. Jerry served on the board of directors of the Legacy Brain Foundation and supported orphans in Moldova through Children's Emergency Relief International (CERI). Jerry was preceded in death by his father, Dwain Chester Kline. Survivors: Jerry married Kathy Mapes in 1983 and is survived by her; their children, Andrew Dwain (25), Aaron Daniel (23), Austin David (21), Aimee Elizabeth (20), Aric Benjamin (17); mother, Betty Reston Kline of Dallas; brother, David and his wife, Linda, of Weatherford; uncle, Harold Reston and his wife, Sherry, of Tyler; father-in-law, Russel Mapes and his wife, Mary, of Tomball; in-laws, Becky and Warren Obenland, Debby and Terry Vance, Steve Mapes, Dan and Charis Mapes, Sarah Russ, Joanna Wurtz; and nieces and nephews, Holly Kline, Christopher Obenland, Jonathan Obenland, Timothy Obenland, Jeremy McKey, Joanna Clem, Michelle Bell, Aaron Powell, Russel Mapes, Vera Mapes, Dorothy Mapes, Trudie Mapes, Eli Mapes, David Mapes, Charity Mapes, Grace Mapes, Hannah Mapes, Nathan Russ, Bethany Ash, Steven Mapes, Roxie Wurtz, Emaline Wurtz, Zachary Wurtz and Noel Wurtz.
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