Karen Sherlock

SHERLOCK, KAREN, 55 of 1 Dawn Hill Drive, Bristol and formerly of Pawtucket died on Saturday.

She was born in Providence, a daughter of the late Edward P. and Mary J. (McNamara) Sherlock.

She leaves two sisters, Christine Sherlock of Rumford and Mary Frances Sherlock of Pawtucket and a wonderful extended family.

A funeral will be held on Wednesday at 9 AM from the CHEETHAM MORTUARY, INC., 1012 Newport Ave., Pawtucket with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 AM in St. Margaret Church, 1098 Pawtucket Ave., Rumford. Burial will be in Mt. St. Mary Cemetery, Pawtucket. www.cheethammortuary.com

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This was originally in the Providence Journal online here

Jerry's WWII Medals

The Asia-Pacific Campaign Medal
http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/apcm.shtml


American Campaign Medal
http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/acpm.shtml


World War Two Victory Medal
http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/ww2v.shtml


Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal
http://www.usamilitarymedals.com/marine-corps-good-conduct-medal-ww-ii-style-c-2072_1545_746.html?ummID=a9b61e37677fb3b5123d8b2a7c3865c9


World War II Victory Commemorative Medal
http://www.medalsofamerica.com/Item--i-230-AAFNMCG-GRID


Navy Unit Commendation
http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/navyucom.shtml

Iwo Jima Veteran Commemorative Medal
http://www.soldiercity.com/iwo-jima-veteran-commemorative-medal.html

Medal showcase

Helen Geoffroy, sister-in-law on the Joyal side of the family, had Jerry's medals and ribbons put into this special case. Here Jerry holds the case:

Here is a closer photo of the full case:

Here is a closeup showing more details:

The photo is one of the few with Jerry in his US Marine Corp uniform from World War II. Who is he holding? Niece Paula Brousseau.

I'll get the descriptions of his medals and ribbons for another posting. I'll also take some more pictures on a day with better natural lighting. I was having some fun avoiding getting too much reflection in the glass covering the medals. 

Military Honros - Jean H Joyal (video)

The slide show and audio for this ceremony were shared here and here. I finally got around to completing the video compilation.


Military Honors - Jean H Joyal from Steve Sherlock on Vimeo.



I hope you enjoy!


Note: for those email subscribers, you will need to click through to the web page to view the video.

World War II Museum in Natick, MA

In today's Boston Globe, there is an article on a WWII museum in Natick:

World War II ended 64 years ago, but it comes to life every time Kenneth Rendell turns on the lights inside a squat, nondescript building in Natick. Amid the glitz of nearby shopping centers, the exterior is purposely plain to protect the anonymity of the place and its treasure - an evocative and jaw-dropping collection of more than 6,000 wartime artifacts Rendell has gathered over four decades.

You can read the rest of the article here.


The museum website to schedule a visit can be found here.


Sounds like a place to take Jerry sometime!

Jerry on Iwo Jima

This photo from the US Marines 4th Division book reportedly depicts Jerry (circled) on the beech awaiting word to board a ship to take them from Iwo Jima.

Ann Sherlock with the big dessert at the Sherlock Brunch

Ann Sherlock with the big dessert at the Sherlock Brunch, originally uploaded by shersteve.

The recent Sherlock brunch was held at Chelo's on Post Road in Warwick. Ann did have some help with her "big" dessert.

Jerry and I worked on our own dish of the "Outrageous Brownie Sundae".

It was outrageously large and very good.

Summer birthdays

Some of Jerry's clan got together this weekend to celebrate a couple of birthdays; Brianna and Carolyn.

The group of cousins (Jerry's grandchildren) agreed to pause their kick ball game for a photo at the behest of the adults.




It was really a brief moment as once the last picture was acknowledged, they did not waste anytime returning to frolic mode.




This too was interrupted for another photo shoot just of the Moody group.




Enjoy!

2 PawSox games this season, both wins

Dad Sherlock has been to 2 Pawsox games this season both wins. Maybe we shd do a, originally uploaded by shersteve.

Dad Sherlock has been to 2 PawSox games this season, both time the team won. Maybe the family should write Ben Mondor a letter to let him know about Dad's record and try to work out a deal.

Dad and Steve took in the game today after visiting with one of his doctors. The check up went well. All the numbers are good and within the range. The one plus is that when she sees him in 3 months, she has elected not to do a full set of blood work. He can avoid a pin prick and giving up several vials.

Of the final score today was 6-4. The losing team the Yankee Triple AAA franchise from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Happy Father's Day

special wishes to all the fathers on this day, and in particular, to Gerald Sherlock!





Thanks to Erik Kastner for Spell with Flickr

Brouillard Cake

Brouillard_90613 011, originally uploaded by shersteve.

You can have the cake and eat it too!

Brouillard's 50th Anniversary

Brouillard_50thFamily, originally uploaded by shersteve.

Deena, Millie, Dick, and Kristy pose at the beginning of the party held Saturday night at River Falls in Woonsocket.