Jerry A. Bleich

Hampton – Jerry A. Bleich, 66, of Hampton, died at home with loving family by his bedside. His wife and life partner of 37 years, Katherine A. (Balmas) Bleich and their two children Emily J. (Bleich) Charlson with husband Jeremiah of Brookings, SD, and Jesse A. Bleich of Hampton, sorrowfully share that Jerry died in their embrace on Wednesday, October 8, 2014. Jerry was a devoted husband and father and loved and protected his family with all his heart. He was born May 12, 1948 in Detroit, MI, the son of the late Clarence O. and Twila E. (Harms) Bleich and brother to the late Susan Kaufman. Jerry proudly served our country in the Army during the Vietnam War. Jerry moved to NH in 1975, and with his wife and family, lived in Merrimack, Milford, Londonderry and lastly settling in Hampton. Jerry worked in the microwave industry as a technician, engineer, sales manager, and for the past 15 years, sold advertising in the trade magazine, Microwave Product Digest. He enjoyed selling advertising and knew the key to success was simply to care about his clients, have a decent product and most importantly, be a good guy no matter what the circumstance. That came easy to Jerry and he thoroughly enjoyed his work and all the friends he made in the industry over the years. Jerry judged a day successful if he made someone, a client, a friend, a store clerk, a stranger, and more recently, a nurse or doctor laugh, and he most always succeeded. Jerry was a music lover and cared very much that music was playing to enhance the good times. He enjoyed and promoted others to enjoy live music and his favorite line was that you were a better person coming out of a concert than you were going in. Jerry found joy in entertaining others, be it a crowd, or just one other in the room. He had a passion for life, always working to make it better from planning something to look forward to, a trip, a concert, a sporting event, often surprising his family with them, to everyday things, making an ordinary day feel special. Jerry enjoyed automobiles - classic, high performance and racing. He frequently attended races at NHMS and Lee Speedway, enjoying the sensory overload of the green flag when there was no room in his head for the troubles of the day. He also enjoyed bike riding, walks at the beach, driving his MINI, visits to the mountains, and fireworks. In addition to his wife and children, Jerry was extraordinarily close to his wife’s siblings, nieces and nephews. Visiting hours will be from 4 to 8 PM on Monday, October 13, 2014 in the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home – Crematory, 811 Lafayette Rd., Hampton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday at 10 AM at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, 289 Lafayette Rd., Hampton. Burial will be in Exeter Cemetery. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Rockingham VNA & Hospice, 137 Epping Rd., Exeter, NH 03833, www.rockinghamvna.org.

Jerry A. Bleich

May 12, 1948 - October 8, 2014