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April 18, 2018 www.DesertMessenger.com 21 • Birth • Obituary • Anniversary Place it FREE in the: Desert Messenger! 928-916-4235 Got something to share? UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE VFW VFW Post 769 VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS 305 N. Central, Quartzsite, AZ, 928-927-7697 VFW Members & Guests are encouraged to join us for these activities EVERY MORNING: Breakfast 8 am to 10 am. Biscuits and gravy -- $3.00/2 bis- cuits; $2.50/1 biscuit; eggs and sausage $3.50 Donation – members and guests. (Possibly more options added later during season) NO BREAKFAST will be served on VFW and Auxiliary meeting days (2nd Saturday each month). WEDNESDAY MORNING BREAKFAST is Spanish omelets, Chicken Fried Steak and eggs. MONDAYS THROUGH SATURDAYS – LUNCH 11:30 am – 2:00 pm EVERY WEDNESDAY MEAT DRAW 2:30-4:30 pm Join us for live music on the Canteen Patio and Chicken Fried Steak dinner 4:40-6pm -- $9.00 donation for the dinner. 50/50 drawing. EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT IS $1.00 TACO NIGHT 4:00-7:00 pm Tacos, Taco Salads, more. Live music on Canteen Patio 50/50 drawing. EVERY FRIDAY – FISH NIGHT – 4:00-7:00 pm – donation $9.00 -Join us – 3:00 pm on the Patio for LIVE MUSIC. 50/50 Drawing. EVERY SATURDAY – ACE OF SPADES GAME 4:00 TO 6:00. Drawing at 6pm. Special Dinner will be served (TBA) beginning at 6:00pm 50/50 drawing. EVERY SUNDAY – BAR BINGO – 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm WIN Prizes. First card free. Spaghetti Feed 3:00-6:00 pm. $5.00 donation SUNDAY April 22, District Meeting . Check at the Post or on the VFW Post 769 web site for information on additional activities being planned. www.vfwpost769.org Comrades meet –2nd Saturday each month –10:00 a.m. at Post Auxiliary meets – 2nd Saturday in the dining room area at 10:00 a.m. NOTE: VFW Auxiliary is collecting coupons you may have that you won't use. These go to the military families who can use them up to 6 months after expiration. Please help us in this endeavor to assist our Veterans. Coupons can be left at Post, Mt. Quail Restaurant, General Store, Community Thrift Store, or Lutheran Church. We are also collecting labels for the school and National Home for Children. You can leave items at same locations as coupons. In Memoriam Jerald "Jerry" Lee Kinkade age 80, passed away peacefully at his home in Quartzsite with his loving wife by his side at 4:45PM on Thursday, April 5th, 2018. His tremendous sense of hu- mor, integrity, wisdom, and generous spirit will be greatly missed; however, family and friends are indeed comforted knowing that Jerry is now with God. Jerry and his wife, Vera Sterback-Kinkade, were married in 2001 and have resided full- time in Quartzsite since 2003, where they have enjoyed years of dancing, beautiful sunsets, and many special memories created with all their cherished friends. Jerry was born in Mabton, WA, in 1938, and grew up in Eastern Wash- ington where he spent a majority of his life working, farming, and in business, running a successful trucking company for 45 years. After he retired from the trucking company, Jerry and Vera moved to King Salmon, CA, where Jerry went to work in the fi eld of paper production for the FMC Corporation located in Samoa, CA (near Eureka). They lived in Northern California for several years, leisurely traveling to various places in the country but remaining so fond of trips to Quartzsite that they would eventually become full-time residents. Jerry, never one to sit idle, worked for a few years here in Quartzsite driving a fuel truck for Loves. Jerry was also quite proud to serve on the Quartzsite Town Council since 2016, contributing to the success of the community he loved so much. Jerry Kinkade is survived by his wife Vera; sister Velva; daughters Joan, Carolyn, and Cheryl; stepsons Kevin, Russell, Shannon, Karl, and Zane; grandchild Scott; and numerous great-grandchildren and stepfamily. Jerry was preceded in death by his parents Harley and Helen, sister Joyce, and son Jerald Keith Kinkade. There will be a remembrance and celebration of Jerry's life at 2 o'clock on Thursday, April 19th at Covenant Lutheran Church in Quartzsite. Jerald "Jerry" Lee Kinkade Jerald "Jerry" Lee Kinkade

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