Dr. Jerome "Jerry" Herbers Jr.

Dr. Jerome Herbers Jr. (Jerry), born in Memphis, TN passed away on May 3, 2025, one month after being diagnosed with brain cancer. He is survived by his spouse of 30 years, Linda Hudson; his children Mairead Hunter Herbers, son-in-law Robby Frantz, Esther Rae Herbers, and Clara Grace Herbers; his siblings, Miriam, Susan, Tricia, Rebecca, Robert, and Linda; 11 nieces, two nephews, eight grandnieces and grandnephews; and father-in-law, Raymond Suter Hudson. He was "Pa" to his beloved granddaughter Willa Herbers-Frantz. He was predeceased by his parents Jerome Herbers Sr. and Dorothy Herbers.

Jerry served in the United States Army as an Internal Medicine Physician for 16 years. He was Chief of Medicine at Walter Reed Medical Center and Assistant Chief of Medicine at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He later became the first physician to join the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General, where he worked to improve care for veterans across the country. He retired with over 30 years of federal service.

Jerry's life was defined by a deep commitment to public services and education. He volunteered with the Uniform Services University of the Health Sciences teaching the next generation of physicians. He was a volunteer physician with MobileMed for 18 years providing primary care to low-income residents in Montgomery County. Recently, Jerry and Linda supported an Afghan refugee family by facilitating medical appointments and helping with English classes.

He had been taking art classes since 2007 with a recent focus on pastels and etching. He was an avid reader and an active member of his book club. He enjoyed singing and recently joined the Paint Branch Unitarian Universalist church choir. He played the clarinet in his high school band and enjoyed playing clarinet-piano duets with his daughters. He passed his love of art, music, and learning on to his family and friends.

He was on the Masters Crew Team with the Washington Rowing School for over ten years. He brought his positive spirit to cold early morning rows and was an enthusiastic coach for the junior rowers. He was always striving to improve and achieved a personal record a few months before he got sick.

He loved traveling and hitchhiked through Mexico, lived in Germany, visited China, and volunteered at a hospital in Ghana twice. He made his friends and family laugh (or roll their eyes) with his dry and sometimes irreverent sense of humor and impressions. He appreciated the little things, like the beauty of the light on the trees every evening.

Donations in honor of Dr. Herbers may be made by check to: Mobile Medical Care Inc. 12320 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, MD 20852 or online at: mobilemedicalcare.org/donate

The memorial service will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring 10309 New Hampshire Ave Silver Spring, MD 20903 on Saturday May 24 at 11am.