In Memory OfCTN1 Jerry L. Heath

CTN1 Jerry L. Heath, 31, U.S. Navy, born May 26, 1987, passed away unexpectedly on July 30, 2018. Heath began as a shipboard Quartermaster aboard USS Porter, fighting pirates off Somalia, then cross-rated to Cryptologic Technician–Networks, the cyber-defense work he loved most. He earned the submarine Dolphins he was proudest of aboard USS Georgia and was hand-picked to fill a cyber Weapons Officer role usually held by senior officers. He earned three Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals. He married the love of his life, Mary, and was a devoted father to his son, JJ. Fair winds and following seas, Shipmate! Til Valhalla, Brother!