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This is very sad. Hard to believe that such an energetic guy is suddenly taken from us. This board will not be the same without Jerry and he will not be forgotten here.
I often thought of posting on the Paging Jerry Groot thread just to say thank you for all the laughs. I was always too shy and never did. I hope Jerry knew how much his humor was appreciated by people who silently lurked. I loved reading about his piano tuning adventures and knowledge. I always eagerly opened his posts regardless of the topic. I am very sorry to read of his death. May he rest in peace and rise in glory, and may his memory be for a blessing.
I often thought of posting on the Paging Jerry Groot thread just to say thank you for all the laughs. I was always too shy and never did. I hope Jerry knew how much his humor was appreciated by people who silently lurked. I loved reading about his piano tuning adventures and knowledge. I always eagerly opened his posts regardless of the topic. I am very sorry to read of his death. May he rest in peace and rise in glory, and may his memory be for a blessing.
Certainly came as a surprise to me. I read much more than I can ever post. And Jerry's were always helpful in some way. Whether informative, or humorous or both I always enjoyed what he had to say. And always learned something from him.
Only knew him through PW though, but would have enjoyed meeting him in person.
This is so sad. Jerry brought so much to the forum... knowledge, humor, and common sense. I will miss him very much. Life is just so friggin' unfair sometimes.
What a shock. Some of my early exchanges on this site were with Jerry. I enjoyed and loved his knowledge, humor, and graciousness. And I know we'll all miss his 'grooticon':
I clicked on the "Paging Jerry Groot" thread every time I was in the forum. He will be missed. R.I.P.
"Imagine it in all its primatic colorings, its counterpart in our souls - our souls that are great pianos whose strings, of honey and of steel, the divisions of the rainbow set twanging, loosing on the air great novels of adventure!" - William Carlos Williams
Live a life that matters Ready or not, someday it will all come to an end. There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days. All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else. Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance. It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed. Your grudges, resentments, frustrations, and jealousies will finally disappear. So, too, your hopes, ambitions, plans, and to-do lists will expire. The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away. It won't matter where you came from, or on what side of the tracks you lived, at the end. It won't matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant Even your gender and skin colour will be irrelevant. So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured? What will matter is not what you bought, but what you built; not what you got, but what you gave. What will matter is not your success, but your significance. What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught. What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example. What will matter is not your competence, but your character. What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when you're gone. What will matter is not your memories, but the memories that live in those who loved you. What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what. Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident. It's not a matter of circumstance, but of choice. Choose to live a life that matters.
I wrote on an off in PMs to Jerry. We had a small misunderstanding sometime last fall, and I broke off talking to him. It never ever occurred to me that his life could be suddenly cut short this way. If I had had any idea, I would have written him in support.
This news has slammed me right in the gut.
He had been suffering from pain last year (and earlier). The last time I talked to him he was getting relief from treatments and was quite optimistic.
One thing I am absolutely sure about: he was a good man, an honest man, and he was an excellent tech.
I'm shocked and saddened. Jer has contributed alot to my development as a technician. I've meet him a couple of times and viewed him as a friend. We would also chat on FB. I just can't believe it... rest in peace my friend... thank you so much for all you did for me.
Les Koltvedt Servicing the Greater Atlanta area www.LKPianos.com PTG Associate
I just posted this in the Piano Forum..... https://www.pianoworld.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2059208/In%20Memoriam:%20Jerry%20Groot.html#Post2059208
Thank you so much Grandpianoman for sharing this video of Jerry playing! Just that this made me cry more! More than I already have! Guess God created tear ducks because he knew we'd use 'em! Here's Jerry Groot playing his piano!
Jerry was a strong, ethical, funny compassionate voice and presence wherever he spent time---here, on Pianotech, in PTG, with his clients, and no doubt with this family and friends.
He gave, big time, and he got, big time.
He's the kind of man my Dad used to look at with pleasure, turn to me, and say, "He's one of the good ones...."
He will be missed, and grieved, and celebrated...and life will go on. We don't know our destiny, so I'm going to make the most of whatever time I've got.