Obituary

Krochmal, Jerome J., age 93, of Dayton, passed away Friday, November 8, 2024 at Fairmont Senior Living. “Jerry” was born in Brooklyn and raised in Brighton Beach New York by the late Milton and Frances Krochmal.  Jerry graduated from Georgia Tech as a Ceramic Engineer and he and his bride Gina moved to Dayton so that Jerry could start his new assignment as a second lieutenant at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.  This was the start of a 37-year Air Force military, then Air Force civilian career that included a Stanford-Sloan Fellowship and ended with retirement in December, 1988.  Jerry was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Gina.  Jerry is survived by his three children, Ken (Janice) Krochmal, Frances Moskowitz (Jeff Studebaker), and Linda Pitarys (Thomas Liberio); grandchildren Josh (Natasha), Seth (Alisa), Ethan (Brooke) Krochmal, Brandon and Becca Moskowitz, Grant (Sarah) Pitarys, and six great-grandchildren.  As per Jerry’s request, no funeral service will be held.