Comments on: Memorial Set for Auto Parts’ Store Owner

By: Cisco and Kim Farias

Cisco and Kim Farias — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 22:27:09 +0000

Jerry what will we do without you in our lives? Now Cisco will have to change my windshield wipers! We could always count on you. We will miss not having you over to the house on Friday nights. I will miss your smile and laugh. It just won’t be the same without you in our lives. You will never be forgotten. Love and miss you,
Cisco and Kim Farias

By: francesca

francesca — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 22:07:22 +0000

I HAVE KMOWN JERRY MY HOLE LIFE. MY FATHER CISCO AND HIM WENT FISHING ALOT TOGETHER…HE CAME OVER ONE DAY WITH A KITTEN HE HAD FOUND WHEN I WAS 7. BUBBA LIVED TO BE 18 YEARS OLD. JERRY WAS AN AMAZING MAN,FRIEND AND FATHER.. I DONT SAY THIS MUCH ABOUT PEOPLE BUT HE WAS THE MOST KIND PERSON I EVER HAD KNOWN..HE WILL BE MISSED SO MUCH BY ALL OF THE FARIAS FAMILY…

By: James Henry

James Henry — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 07:14:32 +0000

Jerry has been a fixture in this town since I was a kid. He always had a funny story, and was inventive with his ways to help on whatever project you were working on. I work on my cars, and Jerry always went out of his way to get me hard to find parts for my old Datsuns.
A small example of the way he ran his business was when I called him, 5 minutes AFTER he should have been closed, and told him I needed a battery – but couldn’t get there for another 30 minutes, he said – “I’ll leave it out back for you – pay me next time you’re in”.
My kids love going to the store to play fetch with the dogs, or grab some free popcorn.
I will miss Jerry in his store – which is truly the last useful store in Laguna Beach.

By: John Davis

John Davis — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:36:11 +0000

PS. Wish I could have made it down to this particular event, today, Wednesday.

By: John Davis

John Davis — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:35:04 +0000

Jerry was an amazing individual – kind, samrt, funny, sympathetic, supportive and, well, just nice. He embodied the character that Laguna Beach should have been. I left the town, but my friend stayed with me. RIP JP.

By: James M. Lawson

James M. Lawson — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:45:17 +0000

Jerry was a true gentleman. He not only found the parts to keep my pathetic motorcycle working, but more importantly took an interest in all who walked through the shop’s door. He challenged my kids to hide the tennis ball where Holly couldn’t find it (she did, of course), and later introduced them to Lil’ Bit. He made the store exactly what a neighborhood hardware store should be. He will be sorely missed.

By: mervyn jones

mervyn jones — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:55:53 +0000

What a shock!! One of the nicest men i ever met. My heart felt condolences to his family and friends. Merv Jones.