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JERROLD PACKLER, who grew up in New Orleans before embarking on a long career as a professor of economics over the course of the last four decades, was killed in a car crash on May 5, 2014. Packler, who also lived previously in Birmingham and Houston, lived in Speedwell, TN at the time of his death. He was\u00a068.<\/p>\n
Although he did work for a time in the private sector, Packler’s foremost passion was teaching and he was never far from working with his students, whom he dearly loved. His last academic post was held at Strayer University in Knoxville, but he also previously worked at the University of Houston and Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, TN.<\/p>\n
Born in Pittsburgh, PA in 1945, Packler moved with his parents to New Orleans and grew up here, graduating from Fortier High School. He enrolled at Southern Mississippi State University and, following his earning a bachelor’s degree, matriculated to the University of Alabama, where he earned both a master\u2019s degree and a doctorate degree in economics and finance.<\/p>\n
He met his wife, Judy, when she was a student at Tulane University, working on her master’s degree in social work. They married within six months of meeting in 1969 and began raising a family son thereafter. Packler was a devoted family man and especially enjoyed spending as much time as possible with his grandchildren. Outside of his family, he was an avid reader, who enjoyed everything from military histories to best-selling novels.<\/p>\n
Packler is survived by Judy, his wife of almost 45 years, his daughter Heidi (Sean) Mueller of Atlanta, GA; a son Lt. Col. Marc (Major Deborah) Packler, United States Air Force, of San Antonio, TX; a sister Judy (Dr. Danny) Danziger of Houston, TX; four grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.<\/p>\n
Packler was laid to rest in a graveside service at Crest Lawn Memorial Park in Atlanta on Friday, May 9, 2014. Funeral arrangements were by Dressler’s Funeral Home. An online guestbook is available here<\/a>. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.<\/a><\/p>\n