Jerry C. Tinney
Jerry Tinney went to heaven on January 16, 2015. Jerry is survived by his wife of 47 years, his three daughters, three grandsons, five siblings, nieces and nephews, and many special friends.
Jerry was the first born son of Lola Fern and Louis. His life started on September 15, 1944 in Tulare, in the Central Valley of California. As migrant workers, his parents and all his siblings followed the harvest from California to Washington state and back again. They settled in Farmersville, California and Jerry graduated from Exeter High School in 1963.
Debbie and Jerry were married July 14, 1968. He supported his family by working at Celite/John Mansville from 1964 until his retirement in September 2010.He mentored others, championed for equal rights and stood up against any unfairness he witnessed at work. He as a Union man, a card carrying member of the ICWU Local 146. He walked picket lines. The pay and benefits enjoyed now by many were championed by these early union member's sacrifice.
Jerry was an Honorary Chapter Farmer of the Lompoc FFA, supported the Ag Booster Club and Lompoc High School athletics and had coached Little League.
Please join in celebrating Jerry's life. There will be an evening open house with family on Friday January 23, 2015 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Lompoc Church of Christ, 138 North O Street, Lompoc, California.
Jerry's memorial service will also be at the Lompoc Church of Christ, 138 North O Street, Lompoc, California and will start at 9:30 AM Saturday, January 24, 2015. Burial will immediately follow at the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Please join the Family after the burial for a celebration of Jerry's life, including bbq lunch, 1:00 PM at the River Bottom Tract Museum, located at Barton and Daisy Street, Lompoc, California. The driveway will be marked with Blue and white balloons.
In lieu of flowers, please consider being a hero in Jerry's name by donating blood, platelets or plasma, or donating to the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital - specifically for support of the Little Cottages, their temporary family housing units: www.the littlecottage.org (online) or by mail: Hospital, Hospitality House of Santa Barbara, P.O. Box 30234 Santa Barbara, CA 93130; or to Lompoc High School Athletic Department Booster Club, 515 West Collage Ave., Lompoc, CA 93436. Honoring him is as simple as doing something nice for someone else with a "Jerry" attitude, one of kindness and generosity.
Luke 23:43- And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.
(*Condensed due to length.)
Source: Lompoc Record, Thursday, January 22, 2015, pg A3, Col. 3-4)∼Worked at John's Manville diatomaceous earth mine (aka Celite) for 47 years.
Jerry Tinney went to heaven on January 16, 2015. Jerry is survived by his wife of 47 years, his three daughters, three grandsons, five siblings, nieces and nephews, and many special friends.
Jerry was the first born son of Lola Fern and Louis. His life started on September 15, 1944 in Tulare, in the Central Valley of California. As migrant workers, his parents and all his siblings followed the harvest from California to Washington state and back again. They settled in Farmersville, California and Jerry graduated from Exeter High School in 1963.
Debbie and Jerry were married July 14, 1968. He supported his family by working at Celite/John Mansville from 1964 until his retirement in September 2010.He mentored others, championed for equal rights and stood up against any unfairness he witnessed at work. He as a Union man, a card carrying member of the ICWU Local 146. He walked picket lines. The pay and benefits enjoyed now by many were championed by these early union member's sacrifice.
Jerry was an Honorary Chapter Farmer of the Lompoc FFA, supported the Ag Booster Club and Lompoc High School athletics and had coached Little League.
Please join in celebrating Jerry's life. There will be an evening open house with family on Friday January 23, 2015 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Lompoc Church of Christ, 138 North O Street, Lompoc, California.
Jerry's memorial service will also be at the Lompoc Church of Christ, 138 North O Street, Lompoc, California and will start at 9:30 AM Saturday, January 24, 2015. Burial will immediately follow at the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Please join the Family after the burial for a celebration of Jerry's life, including bbq lunch, 1:00 PM at the River Bottom Tract Museum, located at Barton and Daisy Street, Lompoc, California. The driveway will be marked with Blue and white balloons.
In lieu of flowers, please consider being a hero in Jerry's name by donating blood, platelets or plasma, or donating to the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital - specifically for support of the Little Cottages, their temporary family housing units: www.the littlecottage.org (online) or by mail: Hospital, Hospitality House of Santa Barbara, P.O. Box 30234 Santa Barbara, CA 93130; or to Lompoc High School Athletic Department Booster Club, 515 West Collage Ave., Lompoc, CA 93436. Honoring him is as simple as doing something nice for someone else with a "Jerry" attitude, one of kindness and generosity.
Luke 23:43- And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.
(*Condensed due to length.)
Source: Lompoc Record, Thursday, January 22, 2015, pg A3, Col. 3-4)∼Worked at John's Manville diatomaceous earth mine (aka Celite) for 47 years.
Jerry C. Tinney
Jerry Tinney went to heaven on January 16, 2015. Jerry is survived by his wife of 47 years, his three daughters, three grandsons, five siblings, nieces and nephews, and many special friends.
Jerry was the first born son of Lola Fern and Louis. His life started on September 15, 1944 in Tulare, in the Central Valley of California. As migrant workers, his parents and all his siblings followed the harvest from California to Washington state and back again. They settled in Farmersville, California and Jerry graduated from Exeter High School in 1963.
Debbie and Jerry were married July 14, 1968. He supported his family by working at Celite/John Mansville from 1964 until his retirement in September 2010.He mentored others, championed for equal rights and stood up against any unfairness he witnessed at work. He as a Union man, a card carrying member of the ICWU Local 146. He walked picket lines. The pay and benefits enjoyed now by many were championed by these early union member's sacrifice.
Jerry was an Honorary Chapter Farmer of the Lompoc FFA, supported the Ag Booster Club and Lompoc High School athletics and had coached Little League.
Please join in celebrating Jerry's life. There will be an evening open house with family on Friday January 23, 2015 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Lompoc Church of Christ, 138 North O Street, Lompoc, California.
Jerry's memorial service will also be at the Lompoc Church of Christ, 138 North O Street, Lompoc, California and will start at 9:30 AM Saturday, January 24, 2015. Burial will immediately follow at the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Please join the Family after the burial for a celebration of Jerry's life, including bbq lunch, 1:00 PM at the River Bottom Tract Museum, located at Barton and Daisy Street, Lompoc, California. The driveway will be marked with Blue and white balloons.
In lieu of flowers, please consider being a hero in Jerry's name by donating blood, platelets or plasma, or donating to the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital - specifically for support of the Little Cottages, their temporary family housing units: www.the littlecottage.org (online) or by mail: Hospital, Hospitality House of Santa Barbara, P.O. Box 30234 Santa Barbara, CA 93130; or to Lompoc High School Athletic Department Booster Club, 515 West Collage Ave., Lompoc, CA 93436. Honoring him is as simple as doing something nice for someone else with a "Jerry" attitude, one of kindness and generosity.
Luke 23:43- And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.
(*Condensed due to length.)
Source: Lompoc Record, Thursday, January 22, 2015, pg A3, Col. 3-4)∼Worked at John's Manville diatomaceous earth mine (aka Celite) for 47 years.
Jerry Tinney went to heaven on January 16, 2015. Jerry is survived by his wife of 47 years, his three daughters, three grandsons, five siblings, nieces and nephews, and many special friends.
Jerry was the first born son of Lola Fern and Louis. His life started on September 15, 1944 in Tulare, in the Central Valley of California. As migrant workers, his parents and all his siblings followed the harvest from California to Washington state and back again. They settled in Farmersville, California and Jerry graduated from Exeter High School in 1963.
Debbie and Jerry were married July 14, 1968. He supported his family by working at Celite/John Mansville from 1964 until his retirement in September 2010.He mentored others, championed for equal rights and stood up against any unfairness he witnessed at work. He as a Union man, a card carrying member of the ICWU Local 146. He walked picket lines. The pay and benefits enjoyed now by many were championed by these early union member's sacrifice.
Jerry was an Honorary Chapter Farmer of the Lompoc FFA, supported the Ag Booster Club and Lompoc High School athletics and had coached Little League.
Please join in celebrating Jerry's life. There will be an evening open house with family on Friday January 23, 2015 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Lompoc Church of Christ, 138 North O Street, Lompoc, California.
Jerry's memorial service will also be at the Lompoc Church of Christ, 138 North O Street, Lompoc, California and will start at 9:30 AM Saturday, January 24, 2015. Burial will immediately follow at the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Please join the Family after the burial for a celebration of Jerry's life, including bbq lunch, 1:00 PM at the River Bottom Tract Museum, located at Barton and Daisy Street, Lompoc, California. The driveway will be marked with Blue and white balloons.
In lieu of flowers, please consider being a hero in Jerry's name by donating blood, platelets or plasma, or donating to the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital - specifically for support of the Little Cottages, their temporary family housing units: www.the littlecottage.org (online) or by mail: Hospital, Hospitality House of Santa Barbara, P.O. Box 30234 Santa Barbara, CA 93130; or to Lompoc High School Athletic Department Booster Club, 515 West Collage Ave., Lompoc, CA 93436. Honoring him is as simple as doing something nice for someone else with a "Jerry" attitude, one of kindness and generosity.
Luke 23:43- And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.
(*Condensed due to length.)
Source: Lompoc Record, Thursday, January 22, 2015, pg A3, Col. 3-4)∼Worked at John's Manville diatomaceous earth mine (aka Celite) for 47 years.
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