"Jerry E. (Geraldean) Sachs
JERRY (GERALDEAN) E. SACHS A charismatic personality and ageless beauty, passed away on October 14, 2007 at her home in Webster. She was previously a resident of Houston for 45 years, having settled there in 1961 from New York City after travelling widely in Europe. In 1980 she became a successful realtor operating out of the home in Montrose-Hyde Park which she designed and built. Her company, Sachs Investment Real Estate, closed in 2000. Jerry was known for her exquisite style, her worldliness, her pleasure in entertaining guests, her sparkling sense of humor, and her all-around enjoyment of life. Everyone that knew Jerry Sachs will always remember her as someone who played a unique role in their lives. She is survived by her son, Alan Sachs of Astoria N.Y., and by Charles Emerich, Missy Gentile, and Larry Lamb, her devoted friends for decades, and many others. She was also grateful to the volunteer organization AssistHers for its invaluable help and companionship in the last years of her life. It was her express wish that no funeral service be held. Online tributes may be posted at www.bradshawcarter.com. Published in the Houston Chronicle on 10/25/2007. "
We never know why we get into the situations we do, but many times the outcome is spectacular. I met Jerry as a result of AssistHers. When I went to visit her initially, I asked her why she had no one around to see to her. She said, "Sometimes, you outlive your friends." I got to know her better one day when I was asked to take her to an emergency doctor visit. She was very grand, very dressed up, very gracious, and very scared. After she found out all was OK, she verbally toured me through some of her life experiences as we made some trips around to get her banking and food needs attended to. We did have some mutual friends and made a connection that way.
When AssistHers began helping her, she was just thrilled. For once in a long while, she felt safe and very grateful for the help. Her son wrote a wonderful note about how happy he was that she had help and was no longer on her own. At that time, I think she was 80 years old and all alone, could not drive anymore, and trying to figure out how she would survive.
When she moved to Clear Lake to an upscale assisted living place, she connected with my friend, Joe Collins, who also knew some of Jerry's friends. They visited back and forth, helped each other, and she attended his birthday party. She was always interested in what Joe and I were doing, and was game for doing what she could to go along with him and/or me.
She was a very private person but told him of some of her adventures while living in Europe. They had traveled in similar places, so they had that in common. She had met Hedy Lamarr and other celebrities, she lived in Europe and NYC, and she never complained or whined about anything or about her frailties.
I am a huge fan of AssistHers because along with Angel Flight, there are no groups in town that do more to help other people. AssistHers people do this out of their own pockets, their own time, and huge hearts. AssistHers helped Jerry enjoy what was left of her life, gave her safety and a feeling that people again care for her, and in turn we all were greatly enriched with knowing her.
Dr. KVC
