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Jerry Johnstone a longtime resident of Oceanside Village passed away on Thursday, February 11, 2016 surrounded by his wife of 26 years and his step-daughter Michelle. Jerry was the President of the Oceanside Village Entertainment Committee for many years and loved the Village. He was the consummate party giver and loved celebrating all the holidays in the Village. Jerry was born in St Cloud, Minnesota to Stanley and Myrtle Johnstone. He was one of 12 children and a twin to his sister Joyce. He is predeceased by both of his parents and his sisters Joyce and Mary and brothers Robert, Cyril, Stanley and Mark. Jerry spent 22 years in the United States Army retiring in 1983 as a Chief Warrant Officer. He was a Vietnam veteran serving in QUIN Hon as an enlisted aide to the Quin Hon support commander Brig. General Charles R (Monk) Meyer. He also served on the staff of 4 other General Officers until accepting an appointment to Warrant Officer. Jerry operated the dining facilities on Redstone Arsenal, Alabama while performing duties as food service adviser to the Commanding General. In 1976 one of his facilities won the coveted Phillip A. Connelly Award for Food Service Excellence in a military dining facility and in 1979 was a runner up. He went on to become a Project Manager for food service contracts with the military and finally in 1993 took a position as Director of Operations with the Horry County Solid Waste Authority where he spent 14 years until his retirement in 2007. Jerry was president of the Surfside Sea Notes Investment Club for many years. His hobbies included gourmet cooking, country music, karaoke and helping friends and neighbors. Jerry especially enjoyed planning and hosting community-wide social events for all of the residents of OSV. Jerry enjoyed traveling with his wife and has been to all 50 States and has seen the majority of Canada. Surviving are his wife of 26 years Diana, a step - daughter, Michelle, son-in-law Jerry, grand-puppy Gigi, two brothers, three sisters and Army brother Cliff. A Celebration of Jerry’s life will be held on Monday, February 15th at 4:00pm at Oceanside Village Community Center in Surfside Beach, SC. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to a charity of one’s choice. An online guestbook is available at www.goldfinchfuneralhome.com.

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Gerald "Jerry" Johnstone

January 16, 1944 - February 11, 2016