On Friday July 19, 2019 Jerry Ison, loving husband and father of five children, passed away at age 69.

Jerry was born on December 28, 1949 in Lexington, Kentucky to Challis and Eva Ison. He received his Bachelor's degree from Marshall University in Accounting and his Master's in Business Administration from Pepperdine University. Jerry was an executive in the energy sector for over 30 years. He had two sons with his former wife, Cathy and gained three more children when he married Sally in 1990.

Jerry was preceded in death by his father, Challis and mother, Eva. He is survived by wife, Sally of 29 years, his five children, Jason, Jeremy (Kate Hubbard), Chris Campbell, Chad Campbell and Amy (Bryan) Dunleavy. Jerry was a loving father, husband, and friend to everyone.

Jerry loved following college football, both the Marshall Thundering Herd and the University of Houston Cougars, which four of this children graduated. He loved to watch birds (and sometimes the squirrels) feed from his birdfeeders while sitting in the kitchen. He always had a passion for cars, buying his first at 16 and eagerly trading them in each year for upgraded models. Jerry also enjoyed supporting his wife in the Sweet Adelines and served as a chief fundraiser for the chorus. Jerry was a very generous man and gave whenever he could to his family, friends as well as strangers, and organizations that matter most to him, including the Boy Scouts of America where he enjoyed spending many weekends and evenings with his son Jeremy. He also served on the Executive Board of Directors of the Boy Scouts. Throughout his life, Jerry had a passion for teaching, which took form in serving as an Associate Professor at Lone Star College, serving the community by teaching Junior Achievement classes and as a teaching assistant with Sally at Dale Carnegie.

A funeral service will be held on Thursday July 25th at 2:00pm at Klein Funeral Home 9719 Wortham Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77065. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at 1pm.