My first memories of Uncle Jerry were in Rocky Point. He used to take me and my brothers along with Joe and Michael to the beach. Ofcourse we were too little to swim and he used to pick us up in his arms and carry us into to "really deep water",(probably 4...

I have very fond memories of Jerry and his relationship with his brother-in-law Eddie. When Eddie was in my nursing home, Jerry came to visit him often and always treated him with love. My staff always looked forward to his visits because he told them jokes...

When I was 14 years old I decided to play JV football. I was a bit nervous but excited for my first season. Jerry Cocchiarella came to my first game with Joe and my brother Henry. After the game was over Jerry's words to me were so encouraging and fatherly...