Gerold Louis Clapp

Gerold Louis Clapp, “Jerry” was born on April 6, 1934 in Boise, Idaho to the
marital union of Louis E. Clapp and Margaret A. Robbins.  That would be the
formal version, but Jerry would tell his friends that he was born on a
kitchen table in the mining town of Stibnite, then moved to the red light
district of Wallace and then onto the Idaho State Penitentiary where is
father Lou was Warden.  While all of this is true, if you knew Jerry you
knew he had a mischievous sense of humor and a gift for telling wonderful
stories.  Jerry started his family with his first wife Shirley Hire in
Wendell where he was a sodium pentothal technician at a alcohol
rehabilitation center.  He then moved to Boise where he eventually became
Clerk of the U.S. Courts in the District of Idaho.  Jerry took immense pride
in this position and would often say he was Clerk of the great and sovereign
district of Idaho.  On July 27, 1979 Jerry married Bette Joe Engelking and
moved to Nampa where they raised a combined family of five children.  At age
52, Jerry retired from the U.S Court and fulfilled his dream to build a home
on Cascade Lake.  In Cascade, Jerry focused on his land investments,
gambling with his friend Omar in Jackpot and making new friends.  Jerry
lived his life on his terms, loved people and cherished his family and
friends.  Jerry is survived by his wife Bette Joe, his eight children
Debbie, Christopher, John, Roch, Kim, Greg, Jill and Michelle, his seven
grandchildren and three great grandchildren.  Funeral services will be held
at St. Kathrine Drexel Church on Monday, November 16, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. under the direction of the Heikkila Funeral Chapel