Jerry Dale Claxton
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JERRY DALE CLAXTON
Jerry Dale Claxton, age 64, passed away Monday, March 12, 2012. A visitation will be held at 1pm and a memorial service following at 2pm, Saturday April 14th at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown. Jerry was an Army Veteran who served his county proudly in Vietnam. After retiring from Allis Chalmers, Jerry became the owner of Claxton Heating & Cooling, servicing the metro KC area for over 25 years. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Sherman and Dorothy Claxton, sister/brother in-law, Janice and Johnny McElwee. Jerry is survived by sisters; Sharon Crisp (Marlin), & Judy Jackson; brother, Don Claxton (Kay), several nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. He also leaves behind ex-wife & friend Judi Sortore (Michael). In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American Diabetes Association.
Michael, on a busy morning I read your story from ignienbng to end. It falls into a much needed new category of stories that should have a name, something like techno-realism. In an age of techno-triumphalism, it’s important to explore the unintended side effects, including the kind of messed-up psyches revealed here. It would be a strong enough story without your meetings with the dead man, but each one raised the ante, like the way that Lane DeGregory met the mother of the girl in the window. Cheers. You hit a home run.