Phil,

I am sorry for your loss.
You honor your friend with your words.

Dan

> On Jul 25, 2021, at 9:52 PM, Philip Brownell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Greatness is measured in various ways. I would like to laud my friend Jerry Beres. He caught COVID about two weeks ago and died this weekend. Jerry had a great sense of humor. He loved people. I met him in seminary. We waited tables together while going through our studies, and we both served internships at the same large, inner city church close in on the southeast side of Portland, Oregon. He encouraged me and helped me get back on my fast when I became a single parent of three young kids and it looked as if my life hat hit a solid wall. He visited me when I was doing my clinical internship at a large metropolitan hospital. We talked about the integration of psychology and Christianity he became interested in Gestalt psychotherapy, but we still talked about the study of scripture and preaching. Jerry Beres was all that a pastor should be.  I am sad to lose him. He is one of those kinds of friends you make at one point and never lose. 
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> Phil
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