Jack D. Lewis Jr.

Jack D. Lewis Jr. was born February 8th, 1958, in Mesa, Arizona, to Jack D. Lewis Sr. and June Catherine Mcintosh. He passed away Nov. 15, 2024, from respiratory failure due to cardiac arrest and kidney failure. He suffered from diabetes type II, kidney disease and lymphedema. His childhood and teen years were spent in Berrien Springs, Michigan. He graduated from Berrien Springs High School where he played football, basketball, and track. He attended Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, on a football scholarship. Jack began a career in law enforcement in Indiana, ending up in Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, where he met his wife. They later moved to Port Richey, Pasco County, Florida in early 1980s.

At Pasco County he was part of STEP (Special Traffic Enforcement Unit) where he holds the county, state and national record given by M.A.D.D. for the most DUI arrests (254) made by a single officer in a single year. After a decade in law enforcement, he began a career in Auto Damage Claims with Geico Ins. Co. working in Orlando, Florida, Waukesha, Wisconsin and Columbus, Ohio, where he retired as auto damage field claims supervisor after 22 years. After retirement he worked five years for American Family Insurance, Columbus, Ohio, until he permanently retired in 2020.

He is survived by his wife, Christine, of 42 years, son Jack D. Lewis III, (Julie), daughter, Kelley Lewis, all of Grove City, Ohio; daughter, Brook Nelson (Seth) of Wake Forest, North Carolina; three grandchildren, Kelani Sidberry, Grove City, Ohio; Sage and Ryland Nelson of Wake Forest, North Carolina; mother, June Hutchings (Tim), sister, Mary Luchowski (Willie), brothers, Michael and Timothy (Melissa), all of South Bend, Indiana and brother Jeffrey (Linda) of North Liberty, Indiana; aunt, Pat Lewis, Houston, Texas and also nieces, nephews in South Bend, Indiana and cousins in Houston, Texas.

In remembrance of Jack, donations to the American Diabetes Association and the National Kidney Foundation would be appreciated.

I give you this one thought to keep.

I am with you stil I do not sleep

I am a thousand winds that blow.

I am the diamond glints on snow.

I am the sunlight on ripened grain.

I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you awaken in the morning hush,

I am the swift uplifting rush,

Of quiet birds in circled flight

I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not think of me as gone.

I am with you still, in each new dawn.

Do not stand at my grave and weep.

I am not there; I do not sleep.

Do not stand there at my grave and cry.

I am not there. I did not die.

Native American Prayer-Author Unknown

Love doesn't have to be perfect. even imperfect, it is still the best thing there is, for the simple reason that it is the most common and constant truth of all life, all law and order, the very thing which holds everything together, permits everything to move along in time and be it's wonderful or ordinary self.

Author Unknown