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- Gerald Jenson Risser, age 93, born August 16, 1914 in Chicago, IL, the only child of Irwin Hurst Risser of Lebanon, PA and Alice Bridget Jenson Risser of Chicago, IL; died May 14, 2008 in Kennett Square, PA.
He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1937 with a BS Chemical Engineering. In college, he was elected to the Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society as well as the Phi Eta Sigma and Phi Kappa Phi scholastic honor societies. He was an avid musician earning extra money at Wisconsin playing the piano and even hosting his own radio show. He also wrote music, including the copyrighted song "The Birth of Swingcopation". He took an engineering position after graduation with E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., Inc. in Niagara Falls, NY. In 1947 he moved to the company's main engineering offices in Wilmington, DE. Throughout his 39-year career at DuPont he held various senior engineering positions, retiring in January 1977 as Director of Field Engineering, Engineering Service Division. He was a registered professional engineer in the state of Delaware and held one patent.
Mr. Risser was a long time member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in West Chester, PA where he served as an Elder, a Trustee and a Deacon. He chaired building committees in his church, country club and school district, and during his tenure in the latter oversaw the funding and construction of three new schools. He also served as a resident member on the Kendal-Crosslands Communities (KCC) Board of Directors for a number of years and frequently visited other Kendal facilities in the US to help KCC plan for the future and attract new residents. He was instrumental in establishing Kendal's long range master plan, the first phase of which included the newly built health/fitness center on the Kendal at Longwood campus.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 68 years Doris (former Doris Lillian Phillips of Niagara Falls, NY) who resides at Kendal at Longwood; by his daughter, JoAnn Risser Moroz (husband Peter J. Moroz, Jr.) of Kansas City, MO and son, Donald Elliot Risser (wife Sally Lakin Risser) of Indianapolis, IN; by 4 grandchildren: Deborah Moroz Vallin of Slippery Rock, PA, Andrew Stephen Moroz (wife Chary Jesko Moroz) of Las Vegas, NV, Paige Ann Risser (husband Jason Hunter) of South Bend, IN, and Scott Elliot Risser (wife Lori Feltman Risser) of South Bend, IN; and by 7 great grandchildren: Micah, Jessica and Rachel Vallin, Lakin and Atticus Hunter, and Madelyn and Mia Risser.
There will be a celebration of the life of Jerry Risser at the Kendal Center, Kendal at Longwood, 1109 East Baltimore Pike (US Rt 1), Kennett Square, PA at 2:30 pm on Friday, May 30 2008.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the National Parkinson Foundation, Inc., 1501 NW 9th Avenue/Bob Hope Road, Miami, FL 33136-1494.
Arrangements by DellaVecchia, Reilly, Smith & Boyd Funeral Home.
Published in The News Journal on May 27, 2008 [2, 3]
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