Chris Davis
My head is full of things that Jerry taught me -- each lesson reinforced with a real-world story/example. I took one of his classes as an elective, but I liked him so much that I ended up spending at least two or three additional electives on his other courses. He was that kind of teacher. I was attending one of those classes the day he resigned, unwilling to compromise his integrity -- another example I carry with me. Ironically, he was the rarest of all things in the educational world: a natural-born teacher. And it was always apparent that, more than anything, he wanted his students to become good cops -- competent and ethical professionals. He was one of the very best, most honest teachers I ever had. He was one of a handful of people that shaped the way I see and interact with the world. He lives on within each one of his students, and, I assure everyone, we not only try to live by his lessons but we also pass them -- if not his word-for-word stories/examples -- on to others. The world is an immeasurably better place for Jerry having been in it. =/
Friday February 7, 2020 at 11:03 am