Jerry L. Bell ’59

Jerry died Aug. 13, 2013, at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Florida.

Jerry came to us from Ohio’s Bellaire High School, where he stood out as a football quarterback. Although he stayed for only a semester at Princeton, rooming in 443 Brown Hall with Ed Dean, the 1956 Bric-a-Brac shows him as a member of both the freshman football and soccer squads.

We don’t know where he finished his college career, but in 1960 he joined International Harvester, initially traveling the world as procurement manager for the heavy-truck division. He went on to become an internal auditor. In 1983, Jerry moved to Florida, where he was owner and president of Auto Tune Products. Subsequent work involved real-estate sales with Michael Saunders & Co., a luxury real-estate agency in Sarasota, Fla. He also worked as a title examiner for American Pioneer Title.

Jerry was active in the Sarasota Youth Soccer League and Little League as a coach. He also served as an elder in his church and as a Sunday-school teacher.

Jerry is survived by his wife of 35 years, Sue Knothe Bell; his children, Kim Huff, Chad Bell, Adam Bell, and Mark Bell; and five grandchildren. To them the class extends its deepest sympathy.