Former Dallas City Council member, Jerry Bartos, died on Thanksgiving Day after a lengthy illness. A memorial service will be held on Friday, December 5 at Our Redeemer Church at 7611 Park Lane, in Dallas.

John Weekley said of Jerry, “he was, indeed a very special person on so many levels, and his love of Dallas was unsurpassed.”

I worked with Jerry Bartos on many issues and always found him to be a man of political principle who tried to do what he thought was right for the city of Dallas. He fought hard for the 10-4-1 districting plan which the voters of Dallas approved, only to have the election thrown out by a liberal judge Jerry Buchmeyer.

A successful small businessman, Jerry retired from politics years ago and seemed disappointed at what had become of his beloved city of Dallas when we last talked more than a year ago. He was a true conservative in the best sense of that word. I consider myself fortunate to be able to call Jerry Bartos a friend of mine. We will miss him.

Jerry is survived by his children – Marla, Sara, Julie and Meg. They noted that, when their father was a young man of 25, Jerry wrote an essay quoting Abraham Lincoln:

“When I’m gone, I hope they will only say of me ‘where he found growing a weed, he pulled it and there planted a flower.’”

Jerry Bartos planted a lot of flowers. May his soul rest in peace.

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