AMBROSE, Jerry

Kingman Daily Miner, Kingman, AZ Sunday, October 17, 2010 Jerry Ambrose went to be with our Lord on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010. He was born Dec. 20, 1937, in Scranton, Pa. He leaves behind his wife, Beth Ambrose; his son, Michael Ambrose; two daughters, Evelyn Ambrose and Donna Dolan; grandchildren, Michelle Boening, Chesare Vogel, Casey Shepard, Haley Dolan, Ryan Dolan, Andrew Dolan and Hannah Dolan; and three great-grandchildren. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1955 and served three tours in Vietnam. He received two Purple Hearts. He retired from the Marine Corps after 31 years of service as Captain Ambrose. He moved to Kingman in 1991 and worked as office manager for the Department of Economic Security. He was chaplain of the Marine Corps League, Detachment 887, and VFW Post 3316. He was instrumental in the Kingman Veterans' Memorial at Locomotive Park. He was inducted into the Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame in 2006. Jerry was program director for Route 66 Rotary, a member of the Chamber of Commerce, president of the Mohave Community College Board and Citizen of the Year in 2009. He dedicated himself to community service and helping the veterans. His life was his legacy, and we were fortunate to share that with him. His memory will always be with us. A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 24, at Grace Lutheran Church, 2101 Harrison St., Kingman. His funeral will be held at 10:40 a.m. Monday, Oct. 25, at the Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1900 Buchanan Blvd., Boulder City, NV 89005. In lieu of flowers, it would be Jerry's wish to donate to a veterans organization.