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OBITUARY
 Gerald
Truett "Jerry" Waters
1933 - 2013
Waters, Gerald "Jerry" Truett "Papa Jerry" Jerry Waters was taken from
us on Sunday, June 30, 2013. He was born 79 years ago in Dallas, Texas,
on August 27, 1933. Jerry received his Bachelor's Degree from North
Texas State University before receiving his Law Degree from the
University of Texas at Austin. Subsequent to graduating from the UT Law
School, Jerry returned to Dallas to begin what was to become a very
successful law practice. After time, he left the practice of law to
embark on a more spiritual path, one that shaped the rest of his life.
Jerry is survived by two children: Lisa Waters Bailey and her husband
Jackson, of Dallas, Texas; and Gerald "Tru" Truett Waters Jr. and his
wife Lisa, of McKinney, Texas. He was preceded in death by his youngest
daughter, Cynthia Maria Waters Lancaster. Jerry is also survived by five
grandchildren: Addison and Kyle Lancaster, of Plano, Texas; Stevie and
Brennen Waters, of McKinney, Texas; and Kristin Adcock and her husband
Michael, of Saginaw, Texas. He also leaves behind three
great-grandchildren: Trey Daniel, of Grapevine, Texas; and Devin and
Sydnee Adcock, of Saginaw, Texas. Ageless spirit Timeless soul We miss
you. We know you don't want us to mourn, but we do. Intensely. Our
hearts are broken because we were supposed to be with you much longer,
yet even that would have seemed like too short a time. You see? It's
about us. It's about us because of the love, joy, and peace you brought
into each of our lives. You truly lived your life on your own terms and
always encouraged us to do the same. Whether it was on the beaches of
Koh Phangan, Thailand or rounding the curve on "The Tail of the Dragon"
in North Carolina, you were living with a passion that brought us
incredible delight. As much as you did by example, you were also intent
on sharing the wonderful lessons you learned from looking so deeply
inside yourself. The first manifestation of this was the children's book
Arabella and the Magic Mirror and continued on through many more books
until the final one, Secrets of the Game. You next brought your
knowledge to the human level through counseling. We hope you are now
able to see the incredible number of people whose lives you touched. As
one of your grandchildren said, "If you knew Papa Jerry, you were a
better person." The movie. Maybe we weren't all that surprised when you
one day announced that you were writing a screenplay and were going to
make a movie, because you had always been so intent on sharing those
wonderful lessons you learned. You did it. You came to earth from a
place of profound unconditional love. You were scared to come here, but
you did anyway because you wanted to experience all the lessons of life
on earth, and to experience what it's like to love others while in this
human body. And you did. Along the way, you got stuck just like we all
do, but you learned and grew and practiced and listened until you
learned the secrets this life has to offer and you knew great joy and
then you shared what you learned with all of us in your books and in
your actions. Thanks to you, we got it.... We knew you as so many
things: Father. Father-in-Law. Grandfather. Great Grandfather. Friend.
Longhorn. Author. Healer. Spiritual Advisor. Filmmaker. Attorney. Oil
man. World traveler. Golfer. Motorcyclist. Dancer. Thunder Buddy. You
were all these things and so much more. We miss you terribly |
Published in Dallas Morning News on July 14, 2013
Submitted by
Edward L.
Williams |
Carrollton-Farmers
Branch TXGenWeb