Class of 1954
1954 Maroon Spotlight
Jerry Swart
Band 50-54; D.E. Club 52-53; Basketball 50-51; Wrestling 50-53; Student Council 51-52.
1954 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
Jerry D. Swart is another Perry high school senior who has attended only Perry schools. The 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Swart, 627 Kaw street, he was born June 2, 1936, in Perry. Jerry has been an active member of the band since 1949 and a member of the student council, 1951-52. He plans to enter Oklahoma A. & M. college, Stillwater.
Jerry Dean Swart
June 2, 1936 – February 1, 1997
Jerry Swart, Tonkawa resident, died Saturday, Feb. 1, 1997, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Ponca City. He was 60.
Born June 2, 1936, in Perry, he was the son of Ted and Mary Ruth (Gross) Swart. He grew up in Perry and graduated from Perry High School, then attended Oklahoma State University.
Swart served in the U.S. Air Force, spending two of his four years of service in the Philippines. He served 14 years as a air traffic controller and 17 years as a broker in the real estate business.
On Nov 22, 1995, he and Phyllis (Carroll) Vines were married.
He was a member of Perry First Christian Church, a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the White Shrine, India Temple, Perry Elks Club, and the IOOF Lodge of Tonkawa.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis, of the home; two sons David Lane of Perry and Mike Vines of Tonkawa; two daughters Vicky Garcia of Houston, Texas, and Sandra Swart of Houston, Texas; his mother, Mary Ruth Swart of Perry; and one brother, Robert Swart of Kingfisher, Oklahoma; and four grandchildren; he was preceded in death by his father and one sister.
The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the First Christian Church in Perry with the Rev. Lynn Scott officiating. Burial will be at Grace Hill cemetery, Perry.