"We are the Knights who say, 'Ni!'" - Monty Python, Quest for the Holy Grail. -- In highschool English, me, Jerry and Christina Boykin would absolutely terrorize the teacher and class with recitations of almost the entire movie, line for line. The teacher thought separating us would make us stop. She was wrong. We'd wait for quiet times during tests and you'd hear quiet chirps of "Ni!" from 3 different seats in the room. And also "Ecki ecki ecki Pikang Ni Wong Zoop Poing". We'd crack ourselves up. Even doing the voice impersonations.
Jerry was always playful and matter-of-fact. He was a staple of daily highschool times and made English class more fun.
I wish him peace, and his family comfort.