Obituary of Charles Jerome Lindros

Charles Jerome "Jerry" Lindros, 82, of 208 Lakeside Drive, Bemus Point, died Thursday December 22, 2011 in his home surrounded by his family. He was born January 20, 1929 in Jamestown the son of Martin Warren and Judith Julin Lindros. Jerry was a 1947 graduate of Jamestown High School and received his Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati in June 1951. He took various courses in management training, cost reduction, engineering upgrading, economics, accounting, value engineering, and marketing from the University of Buffalo and Penn State University. In High School and during college, Jerry did a variety of jobs, delivery boy for the Jamestown Journal; stock boy for Quality Markets; he mowed public lawns for the Jamestown Parks Department; stock boy for Croydon's Men's Store; washing machine assembler at Blackstone Corp.; construction laborer at the New York State Fish Hatchery; lawn maintenance at Art Metal Construction Co.; stock boy and packer for Krueger Market in Cincinnati; engineering helper at Proto Tool Co.; and kitchen staff at Chautauqua Institution. From 1951 until 1956, Jerry served on active duty in the United States Air Force where he was commissioned from Aviation Cadets Aircraft Observer School with three Air Ratings; Navigation, Radar, and Bombing. He flew combat recon missions as bombardier and navigator, flying in a B-26 in combat during the Korean Conflict. He attended Instructors School and became an instructor upon his return to the US from Korea. Jerry retired from the Air Force Reserves as a Major after serving for 20 years. Jerry worked at GTE Sylvania where he held positions of Manufacturing Engineer, Product Engineer, and Sr. Engineer and Quality Control Supervisor, Engineer-in-charge, thermosets. He then worked at AVM Corporation where he was Supervisor of Research and Development, Chief Mechanical Engineer. While working for AVM, he held many patents, of which one was changing the direct record mechanical voting machine to the direct record electronic voting machine many of which are still in use today. In 1991, he retired from Truck-Lite Co. Inc., as Manager, Product Engineering. Jerry was a 32nd Degree Mason and member of Mt. Moriah Lodge #145 F and AM; member of the Air Force Association; Lakewood Rod and Gun Club; BPO Elks; Lakewood Memorial Post #1286 American Legion; was a past officer of the Lakewood School PTA; Past Monarch of the Kharram Grotto; Past President of Kharram Reality Corporation; former member and past chairman of Society of Manufacturing Engineers; former member of the Kharram Grotto Bagpipe band, Maplehurst Country Club, Conewango Valley Country Club, and the Lakewood Tennis Club. When he was a child, Jerry sang on the Saturday Morning Breakfast Club with his father and uncle. During his high school years, he was active in Jamestown High School football, track, Hi-Y, was President of Torch Club, Junior Class President, Fraternity President, Freshman Class Vice President, sang in A'Cappella and chorus, and acted in many high school plays. In his adult life, he loved playing golf and tennis among other sports. He was always loyal to the Buffalo Bills during their good times and bad. Jerry was a leader with a very outgoing personality and made friends easily. He enjoyed the company of his family and friends and was always more concerned about others than himself. He made many friends while walking his Yorkshire Terrier Cocoa in the west side of Jamestown and more recently in Bemus Point. Jerry was a strong and loving father and husband who will be dearly missed. Surviving are his wife, Mary Lee Douglas McVinney Lindros whom he married May 15, 1976 in Jamestown; three children, Jetta Lindros Wilson (Mark); Peyton Douglas McVinney (Kimberly); Michael Lindsey McVinney (Debra); all of Jamestown; nine grandchildren, Amy Volf (Todd) of Las Vegas; Hunter, Drew, Mason McVinney; Amanda and Christopher Saddler, all of Jamestown; Kelly (Jeff) Harper of Columbus,OH; Sandy Wilson (Tom) of Buffalo, Christopher Wilson of Arlington, VA. great-grandchildren: Wilson Harper of Columbus, OH and Harrison Latona of Buffalo. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Warren Martin Lindross (Lucille). The funeral service will be held at 11 AM Friday in the Lind Funeral Home. The Rev. Violet A. Davidson, pastor of Lakewood United Methodist Church will officiate. Burial with Full Military Honors will be in Bemus Point Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 PM Thursday in the funeral home where a Masonic Lodge Funeral Service will be conducted at 7 PM Thursday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, PO Box 2010, Grand Rapids, MN 55745-2010; or Bemus Point Fire Department, Alburtus Ave, Bemus Point, NY 14712; or Bethel Lutheran Church, 904 West Third St. Jamestown, NY 14701.