Jerry Richard Cadick, of Penn Valley, CA, died suddenly in his home on August 4, 2015. He was 72.
Jerry was born in Evansville, IN, on September 30, 1942 to Pearl (Hopkins) (Cadick) Shourds and Jerry Richard Cadick. He attended elementary and high school in the Evansville area.
In 1963 he entered the Marine Corps Aviation Cadet program (MARCAD) in Pensacola and received his naval aviator wings in October 1964.
He went on 2 consecutive tours in Vietnam, first as a forward air controller and then as a fighter pilot, flying 192 combat missions in an F-4B Phantom. His aviator call sign throughout his military career was "Kamikaze".
He continued to move up in the ranks, eventually taking command of MAG 11 at El Toro MCAS, the largest Marine Air Group at the time. MAG 11 consisted of 9 fighter squadrons, 300 officers, and 4,000 Marines.
At the height of his military career, tragedy struck. During an air show at El Toro in April 1988, before 350,000 onlookers, his F/A-18 crashed on the runway as he was attempting to exit a loop. Jerry had performed the maneuver many times before without incident. Although fortunate to survive, his countless injuries proved to be severe, enduring, and life-changing.
After retiring from the Marines, Jerry founded a company (Tactical Military Air Training Systems - TMATS) in 1991 and developed hardware to assist in the training of military fighter pilots. In 1994 he became an air show pilot for Team America. He continued touring with this organization until 1997.
In 1995 he relocated to northern California, first in Somerset and then later in Penn Valley. His final years were spent quietly in Nevada County, at first riding horses in the Sierras, then contributing to a lively blog and making friends on the internet, feeding the wild animals around his home, taking part in the local Tea Party movement, continuing his lifelong enjoyment of history through extensive reading, and looking after his various pets.
He is survived by his former spouses, Jacqueline (Garner) Jarboe, and Vicki (May) Reynolds; son, Stephen Goldberg (Cohen); sister, Gwendalyn Jeffers. He is predeceased by his parents and former spouse, Miriam Cohen.
Chapel of the Angels Mortuary and Crematory, Grass Valley, CA. The memorial will be held on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 from 2:00-2:30 PM at the Miramar National Cemetery located at 5795 Nobel Drive, San Diego, CA.
Focus. Achieve. Fly. Semper Fi.
Published in Orange County Register on Sept. 23, 2015
Jerry was born in Evansville, IN, on September 30, 1942 to Pearl (Hopkins) (Cadick) Shourds and Jerry Richard Cadick. He attended elementary and high school in the Evansville area.
In 1963 he entered the Marine Corps Aviation Cadet program (MARCAD) in Pensacola and received his naval aviator wings in October 1964.
He went on 2 consecutive tours in Vietnam, first as a forward air controller and then as a fighter pilot, flying 192 combat missions in an F-4B Phantom. His aviator call sign throughout his military career was "Kamikaze".
He continued to move up in the ranks, eventually taking command of MAG 11 at El Toro MCAS, the largest Marine Air Group at the time. MAG 11 consisted of 9 fighter squadrons, 300 officers, and 4,000 Marines.
At the height of his military career, tragedy struck. During an air show at El Toro in April 1988, before 350,000 onlookers, his F/A-18 crashed on the runway as he was attempting to exit a loop. Jerry had performed the maneuver many times before without incident. Although fortunate to survive, his countless injuries proved to be severe, enduring, and life-changing.
After retiring from the Marines, Jerry founded a company (Tactical Military Air Training Systems - TMATS) in 1991 and developed hardware to assist in the training of military fighter pilots. In 1994 he became an air show pilot for Team America. He continued touring with this organization until 1997.
In 1995 he relocated to northern California, first in Somerset and then later in Penn Valley. His final years were spent quietly in Nevada County, at first riding horses in the Sierras, then contributing to a lively blog and making friends on the internet, feeding the wild animals around his home, taking part in the local Tea Party movement, continuing his lifelong enjoyment of history through extensive reading, and looking after his various pets.
He is survived by his former spouses, Jacqueline (Garner) Jarboe, and Vicki (May) Reynolds; son, Stephen Goldberg (Cohen); sister, Gwendalyn Jeffers. He is predeceased by his parents and former spouse, Miriam Cohen.
Chapel of the Angels Mortuary and Crematory, Grass Valley, CA. The memorial will be held on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 from 2:00-2:30 PM at the Miramar National Cemetery located at 5795 Nobel Drive, San Diego, CA.
Focus. Achieve. Fly. Semper Fi.
Published in Orange County Register on Sept. 23, 2015
Jerry Richard Cadick, of Penn Valley, CA, died suddenly in his home on August 4, 2015. He was 72.
Jerry was born in Evansville, IN, on September 30, 1942 to Pearl (Hopkins) (Cadick) Shourds and Jerry Richard Cadick. He attended elementary and high school in the Evansville area.
In 1963 he entered the Marine Corps Aviation Cadet program (MARCAD) in Pensacola and received his naval aviator wings in October 1964.
He went on 2 consecutive tours in Vietnam, first as a forward air controller and then as a fighter pilot, flying 192 combat missions in an F-4B Phantom. His aviator call sign throughout his military career was "Kamikaze".
He continued to move up in the ranks, eventually taking command of MAG 11 at El Toro MCAS, the largest Marine Air Group at the time. MAG 11 consisted of 9 fighter squadrons, 300 officers, and 4,000 Marines.
At the height of his military career, tragedy struck. During an air show at El Toro in April 1988, before 350,000 onlookers, his F/A-18 crashed on the runway as he was attempting to exit a loop. Jerry had performed the maneuver many times before without incident. Although fortunate to survive, his countless injuries proved to be severe, enduring, and life-changing.
After retiring from the Marines, Jerry founded a company (Tactical Military Air Training Systems - TMATS) in 1991 and developed hardware to assist in the training of military fighter pilots. In 1994 he became an air show pilot for Team America. He continued touring with this organization until 1997.
In 1995 he relocated to northern California, first in Somerset and then later in Penn Valley. His final years were spent quietly in Nevada County, at first riding horses in the Sierras, then contributing to a lively blog and making friends on the internet, feeding the wild animals around his home, taking part in the local Tea Party movement, continuing his lifelong enjoyment of history through extensive reading, and looking after his various pets.
He is survived by his former spouses, Jacqueline (Garner) Jarboe, and Vicki (May) Reynolds; son, Stephen Goldberg (Cohen); sister, Gwendalyn Jeffers. He is predeceased by his parents and former spouse, Miriam Cohen.
Chapel of the Angels Mortuary and Crematory, Grass Valley, CA. The memorial will be held on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 from 2:00-2:30 PM at the Miramar National Cemetery located at 5795 Nobel Drive, San Diego, CA.
Focus. Achieve. Fly. Semper Fi.
Published in Orange County Register on Sept. 23, 2015
Jerry was born in Evansville, IN, on September 30, 1942 to Pearl (Hopkins) (Cadick) Shourds and Jerry Richard Cadick. He attended elementary and high school in the Evansville area.
In 1963 he entered the Marine Corps Aviation Cadet program (MARCAD) in Pensacola and received his naval aviator wings in October 1964.
He went on 2 consecutive tours in Vietnam, first as a forward air controller and then as a fighter pilot, flying 192 combat missions in an F-4B Phantom. His aviator call sign throughout his military career was "Kamikaze".
He continued to move up in the ranks, eventually taking command of MAG 11 at El Toro MCAS, the largest Marine Air Group at the time. MAG 11 consisted of 9 fighter squadrons, 300 officers, and 4,000 Marines.
At the height of his military career, tragedy struck. During an air show at El Toro in April 1988, before 350,000 onlookers, his F/A-18 crashed on the runway as he was attempting to exit a loop. Jerry had performed the maneuver many times before without incident. Although fortunate to survive, his countless injuries proved to be severe, enduring, and life-changing.
After retiring from the Marines, Jerry founded a company (Tactical Military Air Training Systems - TMATS) in 1991 and developed hardware to assist in the training of military fighter pilots. In 1994 he became an air show pilot for Team America. He continued touring with this organization until 1997.
In 1995 he relocated to northern California, first in Somerset and then later in Penn Valley. His final years were spent quietly in Nevada County, at first riding horses in the Sierras, then contributing to a lively blog and making friends on the internet, feeding the wild animals around his home, taking part in the local Tea Party movement, continuing his lifelong enjoyment of history through extensive reading, and looking after his various pets.
He is survived by his former spouses, Jacqueline (Garner) Jarboe, and Vicki (May) Reynolds; son, Stephen Goldberg (Cohen); sister, Gwendalyn Jeffers. He is predeceased by his parents and former spouse, Miriam Cohen.
Chapel of the Angels Mortuary and Crematory, Grass Valley, CA. The memorial will be held on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 from 2:00-2:30 PM at the Miramar National Cemetery located at 5795 Nobel Drive, San Diego, CA.
Focus. Achieve. Fly. Semper Fi.
Published in Orange County Register on Sept. 23, 2015
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