Jerry L. Liston, 81, of Herndon, VA, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2017 from complications with pneumonia.
Jerry Liston had a Ph.D. in Slavic Linguistics from Columbia University. He taught at Cornell University and the University of Texas. He was a Captain in the US Army and spent a year in Vietnam, earning a Bronze Star Award for Meritorious Service. Jerry worked for the federal government in Washington, D.C. for 12 years. Jerry is a U of Utah graduate, where he played football for the Utes as a defensive end.
Jerry is survived by his wife Jennie, a son Nick, and daughter Christine, and a brother and sister in Utah. He has six grandchildren. Jerry and his family lived in Millville, NJ for five years, where he ran the McCloskey's General Store and taught in Millville High School, from which his children graduated.
Jerry will be brought from Herndon for burial in the St. Nicholas Old Orthodox Church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:30 – 11:00 AM Tuesday at the Barr Funeral Home on 2104 East Main St., Millville. A short service will follow at 11:00 with Pastor Gerritt Kenyon officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the National Parkinson Foundation, 200 SE 1st Street, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33131.