Jerry Alan

Barrow

"I tuck you gently into the quiet chambers of my heart, where you will always remain”

Jerry Alan Barrow, age 70, passed away peacefully on June 1, 2026 at his home in Cincinnati, Ohio. Jerry was born on January 3, 1956, in Boone, Iowa, to Robert and Margaret Barrow. He spent his childhood in Omaha, Nebraska, where he attended Benson High School, home of the Benson Bunnies. At 18, he joined the US Navy and proudly served as a Corpsman (Docs) in San Diego for 2 years, followed by 4 years in the US Navy Reserve.

After leaving San Diego, he moved to the Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland (lots of great stories from those years), where he received several letters from members of Congress commending him for his care. After leaving the Naval Hospital, he accepted a job across the street at the National Institutes of Health, where he later met the love of his life, Lynn Barrow. Jerry and Lynn married in Germantown, Maryland, in 1983 and lived there for 6 years until Lynn decided it was time to move to her hometown, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Jerry found great joy in fishing; some of his favorite stories revolved around fly fishing in Montana and catching smallmouth bass in the Potomac River near Sharpsburg, Maryland. He also enjoyed the close proximity of their home in Germantown to Seneca Creek State Park and its lake.

Jerry will be deeply missed by his wife and their children - Stephanie Herbert (Andy), Alex Barrow (Jordan), and his stepson, Nick Avramovic (Janelle). He will also be deeply missed by their six grandchildren - Andrew, Evan, Piper, Rhett, Vivianne, and Brooks.

He also leaves his siblings - his brother Kern Barrow (Sharon) and Libby Fields (Mike), as well as their children and grandchildren.

While no services are planned, the family expresses their appreciation for your thoughts and prayers.

The family would welcome donations to CurePSP (give.curepsp.org). CurePSP is devoted to identifying the causes of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and funding critical research to find a cause and cure for this .