Gerald Francis Breyer passed away peacefully in his home, April 25, 2023. He was born October 12, 1938 in Wales, North Dakota to Edward John and Mary Ann (Fetch) Breyer. He was the eleventh child born to Edward and Mary Ann. He lost his parents at a young age and his two sisters (Mary Lou Martin and Margaret Olson) raised him until he graduated high school (St. Mary’s Academy in Devils Lake, ND). Jerry attended the University of North Dakota and he was a Phi Delta Theta and gained the nickname Jerry “The Foot” Breyer. He graduated from UND in 1960 with a BSBA Marketing Degree. He commenced in the Army as a 2nd Lieutenantand when he was discharged in 1972, he was at a Captain Rank. He went on to work for Phillips Petroleum Company in Minneapolis, MN. It was at this time he met and married Judith Jane Sievers (Spirit Lake, IA). While living in Minneapolis, MN they had their first child. They moved to Fergus Falls, MN and had two more children. In 1969 they moved to Grand Forks, ND