
It is with great regret and sorrow that I must notify you of the death of our
Classmate, Jerry Vick, on February 20, 2022, in Arlington, VA.
Jerry is survived by his daughter Elizabeth ‘Topper’ Bruno and her husband John
Bruno; daughter Marjorie Ashton and her husband Augustus ‘Skip’ Ashton III; his
grandchildren, Captain Augustus T. Ashton IV, William Ashton and his wife
Meredith and great granddaughter Hadleigh, Elizabeth ‘Ivy’ Kabbani, Catherine
Kabbani, Ensign Jonathan Ashton, Mary Beth Ashton, and Caitlin Ashton and her
wife Emily Richards Ashton. Jerry was preceded in death by his wife Beth and
granddaughter Abigail Ashton.
Funeral services for Jerry will be held on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at 9:00 AM
in the Old Post Chapel, Fort Myer, VA, followed by burial with full military
honors at Arlington National Cemetery.
There will be a luncheon at the Fort Myer Club (Patton Hall) following the
burial.
Condolences may be sent to Elizabeth at 15401 Windmill Pointe Drive, Grosse
Pointe Park, MI 48230.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Jerry's memory may be sent to Army Emergency
Relief, 2530 Crystal Drive, Suite 13161, Arlington, VA 22202-9936.
Well done, Jerry. Be thou at peace.
Remembrances:
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Obituaries:
GERALD ALLEN VICK August 25, 1938–February 20, 2022
Jerry was born on August 25, 1938 in Morton Grove, Illinois to Iver and Aileen
Vick. He married his wife, Elizabeth 'Beth' Daub, on June 16, 1962 in Red Bank,
New Jersey shortly after his graduation from the United States Military Academy
in 1961. To commemorate meeting at the Army-Navy football game, they returned
together for their 50th anniversary. He lost his beloved wife Beth in 2019; his
57-year marriage was one of his proudest accomplishments.
Jerry is survived by his daughter Elizabeth 'Topper' Bruno and her husband John
Bruno, daughter Marjorie Ashton and her husband Augustus 'Skip' Ashton III; his
grandchildren Captain Augustus T. Ashton IV, William Ashton and his wife
Meredith Weedon Ashton and great granddaughter Hadleigh, Elizabeth 'Ivy' Kabbani,
Catherine Kabbani, Ensign Jonathan Ashton, Mary Beth Ashton, and Caitlin Ashton
and her wife Emily Richards Ashton; and by his sister Harriet Aileen Vick
Gilbert; as well as his beloved cat Holly. Jerry was preceded in death by his
wife Beth, his brother Richard, his parents Iver and Aileen, and granddaughter
Abigail Ashton.
Jerry served in the Army for 28 years. Early in his career he served two tours
in Vietnam and was a Ranger Advisor under the Military Assistance Command. His
career continued in the Army Corps of Engineers, where he led flood response
efforts in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania after Hurricane Agnes in 1972, served as
the Battalion Commander of the 12th Engineer Battalion in Dexheim, Germany,
served on the staff for the Joint Chiefs, and Chief of the Army Operations
Testing and Evaluation Unit. He was proud of the continued legacy of military
service in the family.
After the Army, Jerry had a successful career in real estate at Long and Foster
in Arlington and an additional career as a Financial Advisor, working as a team
with his daughter Elizabeth at Ferris Baker Watts.
Jerry cherished his family and loved being surrounded by them during his summers
at Goose Rocks Beach in Kennebunkport, Maine, Thanksgivings in Westborough,
Massachusetts and winters in Palm Beach, Florida. He loved his gardening and
sharing its bounty along with the beautiful outdoor space with the neighborhood.
He was proud to live in Arlington Forest for 54 years. He enjoyed regular
workouts at Thomas Jefferson's Community Center in Arlington, VA. He had a
deeply analytical mind, loved numbers and analysis and was willing to debate
with anyone at anytime.
In honor of his time at West Point he is returning his class ring for the ring
melt tradition ensuring that the Long Gray Line stays tangibly connected class
to class and generation to generation.
A private burial will be held at Arlington National Cemetery at a future date.
Published by The Washington Post on Feb. 24, 2022.
Assembly/Taps
Memorial Article:
Gerald A. Vick 1961
Cullum No. 23385-1961 | February
20, 2022 | Died in Arlington,
VA
Cremated. Interred in Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington VA.

Gerald Allen “Jerry” Vick was born on August 25, 1938 in Morton Grove,
IL to Iver and Aileen Vick. After graduating high school, Jerry attended the
University of Michigan for one year prior to attending the United States
Military Academy. While at West Point, he met his wife, Elizabeth “Beth”
Daub, at an Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, PA. Jerry and Beth
married on June 16, 1962 in Red Bank, NJ, shortly after his graduation from
the United States Military Academy in 1961. They returned to an Army-Navy
football game in Philadelphia to commemorate their 50th Anniversary. He lost
his beloved wife, Beth, in 2019; his 57-year marriage was one of his
proudest accomplishments.
Jerry served on active duty in the Army
for 28 years. Following his graduation in June 1961 he was assigned to the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He attended the Airborne, Ranger, and Jump
schools prior to his initial assignment with the 326th Engineer Battalion,
101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, KY. He subsequently attended the
Defense Language Institute in Monterey, CA and the Military Advisor Training
Academy Course at the U.S. Army Special Warfare School at Fort Bragg, NC.
Jerry served his first tour in Vietnam from 1964 to 1965 as a Ranger advisor
with the 51st RVN Ranger Battalion. Jerry earned the Combat Infantryman
Badge and the Bronze Star Medal with a “V” device for heroism in combat
during this tour. The citation read “…Captain Vick again unhesitatingly
exposed himself to dangerous enemy fire in order to render first aid to the
wounded man and to obtain a radio to summon help from medical evacuation
aircraft and from supporting airstrikes… .”
Jerry subsequently served at the Officer
Candidate Regiment at Fort Belvoir, VA and the National Military Command
Systems Support Center at the Pentagon before his second tour in Vietnam
with the 299th Engineer Battalion. His career continued in the Army Corps of
Engineers of the Baltimore Engineer District, where he led flood response
efforts in Wilkes Barre, PA after Hurricane Agnes devastated the region in
1972. He was responsible for immediate search and recovery operations and
then the reconstruction and rebuilding of the devastated areas. He later
served with the 10th Engineer Battalion and the Divisional Combat Aviation
Battalion Test Directorate with the 3rd Infantry Division, USAREUR. Jerry
served as the battalion commander of the 12th Engineer Battalion in Dexheim,
Germany; served on the staff of the Joint Chief at the Pentagon; and served
as chief of the Army Operations Testing and Evaluation Unit.
Jerry graduated from the Defense Language
Institute and the Army Command and General Staff College. He earned his
master’s degree in operations research and systems analysis from the Naval
Post Graduate School in Monterey and the National War College. He was proud
of the continued legacy of military service in the family with his grandsons
Gus and Jonathan currently serving as officers in the Army and the Navy.
After the Army, Jerry had a successful
career in real estate at Long and Foster in Arlington, VA. He also worked as
a team with his daughter Elizabeth as a financial advisor at Ferris Baker
Watts. He continued managing rental properties long after his second and
third retirements.
Jerry cherished his family and loved
being surrounded by them during his summers at Goose Rocks Beach in
Kennebunkport, ME, Thanksgivings in Westborough, MA, and winters in Palm
Beach, FL. Jerry and Beth loved to entertain, and he especially loved to
tend to his gardens. He shared his beautiful outdoor space for evening
social hours and his bounty from the garden with the neighborhood for years.
He was proud to live in Arlington Forest for 54 years, and he enjoyed
regular workouts at Thomas Jefferson Community Center in Arlington. Jerry
was a voracious reader, had a deeply analytical mind, loved numbers and
analysis, and was willing to vigorously debate with anyone at any time.
Jerry cherished his time in the Army. He
believed the breadth of experience, leadership opportunities, ongoing
training, and learning opportunities could not be matched in any other
organization. He was laid to rest with full military honors at Arlington
National Cemetery in July 2023.
In honor of his time at West Point he is
returning his class ring to the West Point Association of Graduates’ Class
Ring Memorial Program for the annual Ring Melt. Jerry strongly believed in
ensuring that the Long Gray Line stays tangibly connected from class to
class and from generation to generation of graduates.
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