Page 5 - In memory of Dad,

school equivalency), by the time he returned
home, AL moved the family out of the Harlem
projects and into a home in Hollis, Queens.

It was there, where he met Nathalie Higgins,
who became his wife and the Mother to Jerry’s

six children. Raising a family was the heart
and soul of Jerry’s life. It was then he decid-

ed to hang up his boxing gloves and take a
steady paying job at the Riverton Housing

Development.

To his children it was just a green work uni-
form, but to him it was a uniform of respect

and pride. After getting his Business Admin-
istration degree, at Martin Luther King

College, Jerome grew through the ranks at
Riverton to go from porter to Supervisor of

Maintenance, Riverton had the reputation for
being the best-kept housing development in

Harlem and he made it a point to never miss a
day.