Jerry Polk, who was in Composing and management at the BJ
(1965-1973), passed away December 31, 2020 but his obituary wasn’t published till
Sunday, February 21 in the BJ.
Gerald Harrison Polk was born in Akron to Lois Colleen Polk and the
late Harrison Adam Polk.
He left 44 E. Exchange Street in the 1970s for the Philadelphia
Inquirer. He didn’t stay in one place permanently. Next came Long Beach Press
Telegram, Denver Post and San Jose, California Mercury News, where he retired
as vice president of production. “Retirement” didn’t suit Jerry. So he went to
Investor’s Business Daily in Santa Monica, California to be in charge of
production.
1965 – Joined
Composing as an apprentice printer
1968 – Became a
journeyman printer
1972 – Named
assistant general foreman in Composing
1973 – Left to
become assistant production manager for the Philadelphia Daily News until 1979
1979 – Long Beach
Press-Telegram and then Denver Post before returning to Philly
1988 – Philadelphia Newspapers,
Inc. vice president production for Daily News and Inquirer
Next – San Jose Mercury News, vice president of production
Another next – Investor’s Business Daily in Santa Monica,
California, head of production
Jerry’s obituary:
Jerry
Polk
June 28, 1942 - December 31, 2020
Resident of Palm Desert, CA
Gerald Harrison Polk (Jerry) was born in Akron,
Ohio on June 28, 1942 to Harrison Adam Polk (deceased) and Lois Colleen Polk
(deceased). Jerry died in Palm Desert, CA on December 31, 2020 of complications
from mesothelioma.
Jerry is survived by his five children, daughters
Gerilee, Dana (Xavier) Urquiza, Angela (Paul) Cleaver, and sons Jared and Ryan;
granddaughters Peyton and Olivia; grandsons Dylan, Jackson, Xavier, Ryan,
Hunter and Harlow; brother Paul; girlfriend Roxanne Reed; and numerous nieces
and nephews. All of whom he loved so very much and could do no wrong in his
eyes.
Jerry had a successful career in the newspaper
industry. Starting as an apprentice printer at the Akron Beacon Journal, he
rose through the management ranks at the Akron Beacon Journal, the Philadelphia
Inquirer, the Long Beach Press Telegram, the Denver Post, and the San Jose
Mercury News where he retired as Vice President of Production. In retirement,
Jerry worked for a while for the Investor's Business Daily in Santa Monica in
charge of production and with close friend Pete Medina brokering printing
equipment.
An avid golfer, Jerry finally moved to the Oasis
Country Club in Palm Desert, CA where he was a fixture in the men's club.
"Say not in grief 'he is no more' but in
thankfulness that he was."
We will miss you every day, Dad.
No services are planned at this time.
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