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In memory of
Jerry Lloyd Chodera
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Jerry's timeline
1947
Born
May 19th, 1947
Born to Marcella Elaine (Damon) Chodera and Joseph John Chodera at Medina County Hospital
May 19th, 1947
Medina, OH
1948
Jerry at 1 year old
May 19th, 1948
Ohio
1952
Moved
1952
Brecksville, OH
1953
Jerry Chodera (age ca. 6), brother Tim Chodera (age ca. 1), Marcella Chodera, and Joseph Chodera in front of their home in Brecksville, OH
1953
Brecksville, OH
1969
Jerry's first love---a 1968 blue Corvette convertible with manual transmission
1969
Started a job at Jerry worked on the Apollo project during the first manned missions to the moon, supporting Apollo 11, 12, and 13 at Cape Canaveral as a liquid oxygen (LOX) fueling technician working for Boeing
1969
Cape Canaveral, FL
The NASA Apollo missions coordinate a large number of contractors to fuel, launch, and manage the rockets. Jerry worked for Boeing during Apollo 11, 12, and 13. Apollo 11 was the first time humans walked on the moon.
June 20th, 1969
Cape Canaveral, FL
1970
Certified Diver
1970
1971
Started a job at BF Goodrich
1971
Belmont Shore, Long Beach, CA
Moved
1971
Belmont Shore, Long Beach, CA
1972
Jerry and Marie, ca 1972
1972
Met Marie Chodera
1972
Belmont Shore, Long Beach, CA
Got married to Marie Chodera
June 29th, 1972
Long Beach, CA
Jerry and Marie with Marie's brother and mother (Fred and Angie Buonocore) on the left, and Jerry's parents (Marcella and Joseph Chodera) on the right
June 29th, 1972
Long Beach, CA
1976
Moved
1976
Westminster, CA
Julie and Fred Buonocore, Marie and Jerry Chodera, and Nancy and Vincent Buonocore, ca. 1976
1976
Westminster, CA
Jerry Chodera and his and Mazda RX7, ca 1976
1976
Jerry and Marie, ca 1976
1976
Brecksville, OH
Jerry and Marie in Belmont Shore, ca 1976
1976
1979
Jerry Chodera sharing in his love of cars with John, with a child seat in his two-seater Mazda RX7, ca 1979
1979
1980
Jerry and Marie Chodera with a young John and Kristin, with brother's family Tim, Sandy, and Tanya Chodera, and Jerry's parents, Marcella and Joseph Chodera, ca. 1980, in front of Jerry and Marie's residence in Westminster, CA
1980
Westminster, CA
Jerry Chodera reading to Kristin and John, ca 1980
1980
Jerry and Marie with children Kristin and John, Jerry's parents (Joseph and Marcella), and with Jerry's brother's family (Tim, Sandra, Tanya) ca. 1980
1980
Westminster, CA
Started a job at WESCAL Industries
1980
Working at WESCAL Industries for 22 years was a highlight of Jerry's life, both for the technical challenges it brought and the family he built there
1980
1983
Jerry and Marie with John and Kristin in Breckville OH, ca 1983
1983
Brecksville, OH
1984
Jerry and Marie Chodera, John and Kristin, with Marcella and Joseph Chodera and their motorhome MarJo, ca 1984
1984
1985
Jerry, Marie, John, and Kristin with his brother's family (Tim, Sandra, Tanya) and his parents (Joseph and Marcella) in Brecksville, OH ca 1985
1985
Brecksville, OH
Jerry and family at his parents home in Brecksville, ca 1985
1985
Brecksville, OH
1986
Jerry, Kristin, and John arriving to visit his parents in Brecksville, ca 1986
1986
Brecksville, OH
1987
Jerry and daughter Kristina returning from the Long Beach Grand Prix, ca 1987
1987
Westminster, CA
1988
Jerry and Marie visiting Jerry's parents in Surprise, AZ, ca 1988
1988
Surprise, AZ
Jerry, Marie, and Kristin with Marie's mother, Angie Buonocore, ca 1988
1988
1989
Jerry (volunteering for Boy Scout Troop 314, a former Scout himself) with John on the deck of the USS Missouri, ca 1989
1989
1998
Jerry and Kristin, ca 1998
1998
2006
Jerry and Marie at Christmas, ca 2006
2006
Started a job at Roda Specialty Steel
2006
2007
Jerry was excited to set up a west coast facility for Roda Specialty Steel.
2007
2008
Jerry's office for 15 years at the Roda Specialty Steel west coast warehouse
2008
2014
Had a grandchild, Luca Prosser
December 20th, 2014
Newport Beach, CA
2017
Had a grandchild, Leo Prosser
September 24th, 2017
Newport Beach, CA
2018
Jerry with Rene Corral, warehouse manager for Roda and good friend for over 15 years. The two of them set up and managed the whole warehouse essentially on their own for many years.
2018
2020
Had a grandchild, Quin Prosser
January 3rd, 2020
Newport Beach, CA
2021
Jerry and Marie with Kristin's family (Nick, Leo, Luca, Quin) celebrating a birthday
November 27th, 2021
2025
Passed away
October 30th, 2025
Westminster, CA
In lieu of flowers
Please consider a gift to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
$2,400.00
Raised by 9 people
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In lieu of flowers
Please consider a gift to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
$2,400.00
Raised by 9 people
Recent contributions
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Created with love by
Kristin Chodera-Prosser (Jerry's daughter) and
John Chodera (Jerry's son).
