Comments on: Jerry Ceis, 1948-2013: He ‘lived for the joy of life and adventure’ https://westseattleblog.com/2013/01/jerry-ceis-1948-2013-he-lived-for-the-joy-of-life-and-adventure/ West Seattle news, 24/7 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:55:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: Lucy https://westseattleblog.com/2013/01/jerry-ceis-1948-2013-he-lived-for-the-joy-of-life-and-adventure/#comment-962463 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:55:02 +0000 https://westseattleblog.com/?p=136988#comment-962463 My big ol crazy swashbuckler. So many great times. Gone but never forgotten.
Love ya Jerry!

]]> By: alki beach girl https://westseattleblog.com/2013/01/jerry-ceis-1948-2013-he-lived-for-the-joy-of-life-and-adventure/#comment-958767 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:00:13 +0000 https://westseattleblog.com/?p=136988#comment-958767 thank you mark johnson. jerry was one in a million, and deserves to be remembered as such…he was a free spirit, true to himself, and full of…..lots of things! including love for his friends. i will truly miss his mischievious smile, the one raised eyebrow (you knew you’d really done it then!!), his big hugs, funny stories, contagious laugh, and tales of all he knew. rip in sailor.

]]> By: Mark Johnson https://westseattleblog.com/2013/01/jerry-ceis-1948-2013-he-lived-for-the-joy-of-life-and-adventure/#comment-957986 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 08:04:30 +0000 https://westseattleblog.com/?p=136988#comment-957986 Alki Beach Girl. Very nice post. I will miss him too.

]]> By: Mark Johnson https://westseattleblog.com/2013/01/jerry-ceis-1948-2013-he-lived-for-the-joy-of-life-and-adventure/#comment-957950 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 05:42:21 +0000 https://westseattleblog.com/?p=136988#comment-957950 Jerry was bigger than life and made his friends feel as such.

http://youtu.be/3xsemGVR42s

RIP my friend

]]> By: cin-d https://westseattleblog.com/2013/01/jerry-ceis-1948-2013-he-lived-for-the-joy-of-life-and-adventure/#comment-957622 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 02:04:32 +0000 https://westseattleblog.com/?p=136988#comment-957622 Jer,love of my life, you will truly be missed…

]]> By: alki beach girl https://westseattleblog.com/2013/01/jerry-ceis-1948-2013-he-lived-for-the-joy-of-life-and-adventure/#comment-957599 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:21:39 +0000 https://westseattleblog.com/?p=136988#comment-957599 Jerry was one of a kind. He was known to many, as a gruff, tough, carousing, salty dog pirate…and yes, I knew that Jerry, but I also knew a tender hearted, kind spirited man. My dad thought a lot of Jerry, and if my dad thought someone was o.k. then that they were. I grew to form my own opinions of Jerry, and they were of a man full of laughter, love, mischief and yes…Pirating! Of the Sea Fair variety. The Pirates have changed alot over the years, and I have to say that Jerry exemplified the true Pirate Spirit. Anyone who raises bees….has to be a beautiful person…and he was. You definitely were “One of The Men Who DID Fit In”! Fair Winds and Following Seas…till we meet again. RIP my friend.

]]> By: Kim Hendricks https://westseattleblog.com/2013/01/jerry-ceis-1948-2013-he-lived-for-the-joy-of-life-and-adventure/#comment-957548 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:17:18 +0000 https://westseattleblog.com/?p=136988#comment-957548 The master storyteller. Wonderful memories! Jerry will forever live in our hearts.

]]> By: Jeanne https://westseattleblog.com/2013/01/jerry-ceis-1948-2013-he-lived-for-the-joy-of-life-and-adventure/#comment-957434 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:16:35 +0000 https://westseattleblog.com/?p=136988#comment-957434 Jerry was my childhood friend. He actually was my first friend. Our Grandmother’s were good friends and we would play together while our Grandmothers visited. We always had to play with Lincoln Logs because that is what Jerry wanted to play. I probably knew him since before I could walk. Our paths crossed many times. Summer before middle school. I even babysat Tim a few times. That was a great summer. The sailboat… Fishing… the treehouse. Again, I transfered from Sealth to West Seattle HS. Again, as a Pirate, and a few times after that. Jerry was a special guy. I will miss his spirited soul. Thanks for the memories!

]]> By: Harry and Joy https://westseattleblog.com/2013/01/jerry-ceis-1948-2013-he-lived-for-the-joy-of-life-and-adventure/#comment-956872 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:39:05 +0000 https://westseattleblog.com/?p=136988#comment-956872 Jerry was our tenant on Harbor Ave in the 60’s. Now he is gone and the Alki Tavern will be torn down. Farewell to the old Harbor Ave.

]]> By: Jack Meduna https://westseattleblog.com/2013/01/jerry-ceis-1948-2013-he-lived-for-the-joy-of-life-and-adventure/#comment-956742 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 08:34:53 +0000 https://westseattleblog.com/?p=136988#comment-956742 Jerry was one of a kind. A good friend for over 45 years. I have had buckets of fun and great stories being around him. Miss him.

]]> By: Leonette Carte https://westseattleblog.com/2013/01/jerry-ceis-1948-2013-he-lived-for-the-joy-of-life-and-adventure/#comment-956691 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 05:13:36 +0000 https://westseattleblog.com/?p=136988#comment-956691 Big man, big laugh, big heart. I used to fill in at THE Benbow bartending in the 80’sand saw him often. He gave me his Ceistories album and I am playing it now. What a guy!
The Robert Service poem was Jerry and he knew it..

]]> By: Tyler Estby https://westseattleblog.com/2013/01/jerry-ceis-1948-2013-he-lived-for-the-joy-of-life-and-adventure/#comment-956669 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:23:48 +0000 https://westseattleblog.com/?p=136988#comment-956669 Had some wonderful times over the years getting to know you and listening to your stories. Sorry I didn’t make it down the hill more often to help on the boat. Gonna miss ya Jerry

]]> By: BIGJP https://westseattleblog.com/2013/01/jerry-ceis-1948-2013-he-lived-for-the-joy-of-life-and-adventure/#comment-956639 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 02:31:37 +0000 https://westseattleblog.com/?p=136988#comment-956639 Jerry, I will miss your loving hearty slaps on the back whenever you saw me….farewell Ceis and desist! You will be missed.

]]> By: fauntleroy fairy https://westseattleblog.com/2013/01/jerry-ceis-1948-2013-he-lived-for-the-joy-of-life-and-adventure/#comment-956599 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:56:23 +0000 https://westseattleblog.com/?p=136988#comment-956599 One of the most wonderful people that you will ever know. He has touched my family with his stories and great smile. West Seattle has lost another icon. Rest in Peace matey.

]]> By: Kendall Jones https://westseattleblog.com/2013/01/jerry-ceis-1948-2013-he-lived-for-the-joy-of-life-and-adventure/#comment-956583 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:32:29 +0000 https://westseattleblog.com/?p=136988#comment-956583 Jerry was a larger-than-life character that always cracked me up. We had many heated, good-spirited debates over the years. We got along swimmingly even though his political affiliation was “Just to the right of Atilla the Hun.” Loved that guy! So many stories. I’ll miss his big, rattling laugh. Friday at Christo’s will be a serious hoot!

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