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| ckrex |
 Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:24 pm |
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Last night sometime Jerry "Polish" suffered an aneurysm and passed away at the age of 32.
He was in good health and other than drinking and smoking socially had no known health risks. He recently took up fishing and had a perfect day at the lake yesterday (other than he called me from the boat and said a fish swam away with his pole). Any of you who met or knew Jerry understands what a loss this is. Jerry changed every life he touched in some way or another and I know that is a very common expression at times like this but I assure you it hits home. Jerry and I met years ago playing poker and became friends almost overnight. I know in the AHL that members have grown accustomed to seeing me and my antics on a nightly basis and I want you all to know that Jerry was the Real Superstar of the AHL and he was very humble about it. Jerry and I came up with the idea of the AHL on his porch almost a year ago and he believed in the concept and our members so much that he repeatedly turned down very lucrative positions in companies so that he could see our dream accomplished. He loved to play and he loved the people and he loved very much seeing the AHL grow at the speed it has. That was never a surprise to me considering the heart that he put into the site and the ideas that we shared for the future. He was my Brother, Partner, Teammate and most of all Best Friend. He was an example for Husbands everywhere with the way he looked at, talked about and felt overall about his wife Kristin. Jerry talked to me several times on this subject of his 13year relationship with Kristin and I assure you that you do not need to feel bad for Kristin because they knew what they had in each other and did not waste it. Jerry came here from Poland when he was 16 years old (having survived black rain and communism) to make a life through hard work and genius. He saw opportunity at all times and not just for financial gain but for a successful life in general and that is exactly what he created and helped build for many other people including me. Jerry was a leader and was the only person I know that could tell me when I was wrong and find a listening ear. We talked a few times of something like this happening as I am sure all friends do without even considering the actual possibility. We would tell each other that without the other one we would be unable to finish all the things that we started together and probably would not want to but it was Jerry that convinced me that if anything ever happened that the other would make our mark for both of us. I want all of the AHL family out there to remember Jerry in life and not in death because he is still here. Every time you see Kristin Burke, Shawn, his wife Kristin or myself you are seeing a piece of Jerry and in 5 years when the AHL has grown throughout the country it will be all of you and those pieces that got it there. Thank you for all the texts and emails that you have sent. We lost someone that can never be replaced and I hope that all of you truly realize that. My biggest fear is that many times when someone passes they are remembered for awhile and then it some what drifts into memory and I want Jerry to be remembered always because I know that he would do the same for me.
Jerry I know wherever you are that you are in front of a computer reading this and critiquing my punctuation which we both know I suck at. I love you man, Thanks |
Last edited by ckrex on Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:41 am; edited 2 times in total
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| ckrex |
| Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:26 pm |
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A few things you may not know
I shared a few stories with Brian Mccalla (a fellow AHL player and friend) tonight and I noticed his surprise to hear some of the things that Jerry "Polish" has been involved with. I have been thinking about this for the past few hours and wanted you all to know a little about the guy with the funny accent that you shared the poker table with. The following links are an example of just some of the things that he has done in his life and the people that have heard of his passing. Keep in mind that this is just what has hit the net in the past two days and you will get some idea of how humble Jerry really was.
http://www.thecpl.com/?p=1820
http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=79932
http://www.gry-online.pl/S013.asp?ID=35688
http://gry.interia.pl/news/jerry-polish-wolski-nie-zyje,956874
http://www.machinima.com/article.php?article=63
http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTg1
http://www.rakaka.se/?news_id=2968
I have also added a link below to "Operation Bay shield" This was the first time anything like this had been done with a game engine. The "Schwarzenegger" character is Jerry and he also did all of the Audio engineering for this film which at the time without the modern tools of today was almost impossible. The film was completed start to finish in three days in Jerry and Kristin’s downtown loft in 1997, enjoy,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njbq-TcuCI4
I have also added a new photo album with pics from the AHL and a few of our personal pictures that shows how much fun we all had with Jerry, just click on his photo on the homepage. Kristin and I will continue to add to this folder as we sort through photos. Remember that many of these where just random photos that I snapped without him knowing and I think they really show what a great husband and friend he truly was. Thank you Brian for giving me an outside look at what a special friend I have in Jerry "Polish" Wolski and reminding me how lucky I was that he chose to spend so much of his time with me. |
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