M
y beloved husband Jerry Dunfey, known world-wide for his kind soul and passionate devotion to social justice, passed over to the other side at 1.1.1 AM; he was and will always be # 1! See info or share memories at Ever Loved site.
During a long and twisting recovery journey, he had an indomitable spirit, and his life-long mantra was “Keep hope alive!”
In another part of the lifecycle, we rejoiced that our granddaughter Skyler Dunfey married Dustin Stiffler on Sept 26, 2026.
Several generations of our family celebrated their love for each other, including Sky’s proud parents Peter and Theo, Dustin’s mom Darlene, siblings, aunts, uncles and cousins. Sky said in her vows, “love is safety and freedom.”
Also, our 4th great-grandson Cillian was born Aug 2 2026 to his happy parents Teagan and Meagan Dunfey. His older brother Barry born June 27 2025 joyously welcomed him to the world.
We were blessed to celebrate Jerry’s 90th birthday last May 23, 2025.
To honor Jerry, in lieu of flowers, our family would greatly appreciate donations to Global Citizens Circle that he founded with his siblings in 1974 and is like his “6th child” (donate).
Impossible to imagine Jerry not on his bicycle, delivering his home-made soups to everyone from our neighbors, garbage collectors to elected officials. Everyone was equal in his eyes.
He created a special tandem bicycle so his children, nieces, nephews and friends’ kids could ride with him when they were young.
We treasure our local family-like friends in Lutry, Switzerland, and our global family-like friends who surrounded Jerry in love until his last breath.
Jerry is survived by me, his sisters Eileen and Eleanor (Jim), four adult children Catherine (Scott), Peter (Theo), Tish (Les), Sean (Kim); six adult grandchildren Braedon, McKayla (Nolan), Teagan (Meagan) Skyler (Dustin), Tatyana (Derek), Gordon (Lilly), and four infant great-grandsons Barry, Dempsey, Milo, Cillian; predeceased by son Jerry Jr. 1970s photo of his five children. I felt their presence as I kissed Jerry through his transition.
As we have family and family-like friends throughout the world, a memorial service will be held, in-person and online; details to be posted here. For now, you can share memories and photos of Jerry there. We’ll keep you informed about when we’ll join together to celebrate his life. Every moment is precious; cherish those you love while they’re still with us! XO, – Nadine
