FLYING, ALARMS WERE PASSIONS WOODLAND HILLS MAN LOVED TO SOLVE SECURITY PROBLEMS.Byline: Holly J. Andres Staff Writer An avid pilot, photographer and longtime security expert, Jerry J. Linder, died Monday of complications from diabetes. The Woodland Hills resident was 75. Linder had owned Van Nuys-based ElectroSecurity for 25 years, specializing in alarms for mostly commercial properties. He sold the company last year. The firm was the latest for Linder, who started his first - American Fire Dispatch Inc. in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. - with two partners in 1954. ``His whole life was built around the alarm industry. Our company grew from zero to 5,000 accounts by 1966,'' said longtime friend and former business partner, Tom Le Nay. ``He was brilliant when it came to alarm security. When we started, Jerry worked all day long installing alarms, and at night he would build the equipment that was needed for installing the next day. He was a hard worker.'' Linder was 5 when he and Le Nay met at 68th Street Elementary School elementary school: see school. in Los Angeles. Le Nay, who was three years older, recalled one day telling Linder about a security alarm system that he was planning to install at his home. Linder was enthralled en·thrall tr.v. en·thralled, en·thrall·ing, en·thralls 1. To hold spellbound; captivate: The magic show enthralled the audience. 2. To enslave. and peppered Le Nay with questions. ``He couldn't get enough of it and he was just 8 years old. I got Jerry into the sound crew at Muir Junior High before I went into high school. He was in electric shop at Muir,'' Le Nay said. ``When he was 15, 16, he had a part-time job as an apprentice alarm installer. He had a talent there. He was an exceptional human being. He was one of a kind.'' Linder's hobbies included photography and flying, which he learned in the late 1970s. He owned a Cessna that he kept at Van Nuys Airport Van Nuys Airport (IATA: VNY, ICAO: KVNY, FAA LID: VNY) is a public airport located in Van Nuys, California in the San Fernando Valley, within the Los Angeles city limits. and for about a decade flew around Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . ``He was proud of his business. He was kind, very generous and caring,'' said Faye Linder, his wife of 10 years. ``He would never turn (any customers) over to collection - even though there were some who owed him. He would say, 'They must be going through a tough time. They'll pay me when they can. ``He was dignified, very humble and honest. I fell in love with him the first time I met him.'' Linder loved to travel, particularly to Hawaii and Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , where he loved the food, excitement and shows. His wife said Linder had seen the Siegfried and Roy show at least 30 times. Gerald Jules Linder was born Oct. 14, 1930, in Hoboken, N.J. An only child, he was 9 months old when his parents moved to Los Angeles. Linder graduated in 1948 from Fremont High School Fremont High School can refer to:
Linder is survived by his wife; a son, Robert Linder; stepchildren Ray Boone Boone was born in San Diego, California. An infielder, he broke into the major leagues on September 3, 1948 with the Cleveland Indians. Over the next 13 years, he hit . and Renee Dunne; and two step-grandchildren. A funeral was held Friday at Pierce Brothers-Griffin Mortuary in Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. followed by burial at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park in Westlake Village. Donations in his memory may be sent to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Foundation, Attn: Donor Services, 4650 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027 or to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Member and Donor Services, P.O. Box 90988, Washington, D.C. 20090-0988. Holly Andres, (818) 713-3708 holly.andres(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: LINDER |
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