John Lay

John Jerome Lay (Jerry) passed away in his home in Buena Vista, Colorado on
November 16, 2018 at the age of 81. Jerry is survived by his wife Patricia; his son Jerry
Lee, his wife Alison and their children Jack & Cooper; his daughter Tanya Lynn
Cronberg, her husband Gus and their daughter Brandy.

Jerry was born January 16, 1937 in North Platte, Nebraska to parents John and Mary
Lay. The family moved to Denver in 1940 and to Englewood in 1942. Jerry attended
Englewood schools and graduated in 1955. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corp in 1954
and was stationed at the Denver Federal Center with the 155th Gun Battalion. He
received an Honorable Medical Discharge in 1955. Jerry returned to Englewood,
became a Master Colorado Plumber and started the JJ Lay Plumbing and Heating
Company. He was twice elected to the Englewood City Council. Jerry retired in 1999
leaving the company to his son Jerry Lee and his "adopted son" Robert Parks. He
married Patricia Cole on September 22, 1999 and moved to the Salida / Buena Vista,
Colorado area.