On Sunday afternoon, in a beautifully decorated Universal sound stage full of the best memories, the Van Dyke family and friends celebrated the life and legacy of the lovable Jerry Van Dyke. Little brother to Dick and known to most as the exceptionally quirky funny man behind his memorable roles in "Coach, " "Yes, Dear," "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "The Middle" and many, many more, his nearest and dearest were treated to an afternoon of reminiscing and beautiful reunions as so many gathered to pay respect to Jerry's legacy of laughter. Pictured here are Jerry's wife, Shirley, and brother, Dick Van Dyke, with Jerry looking down over their shoulders. With so much heart and love (and laughs, of course!!) filling the room yesterday, I think it's pretty safe to say that Jerry's ever-present personality will be looking down on us all whenever we need an extra smile. Thank you, Shirley, for sharing Jerry with us, and thank you, Jerry, for giving the world your legacy of laughter. ❤️
Beautiful legacy sessions like these make me so thankful to be a Los Angeles portrait photographer and be able to gift families with these memories, and make me want to offer this type of special event service even more to families throughout Los Angeles and worldwide - artfully capturing a meaningful event and preserving it in heirloom quality fine art portraiture. Thankfully, Jerry Van Dyke's family and friends will be able to hold the story of his legacy celebration i their hands and close to their hearts forever, with a heirloom album customly designed just for them. Something so beautifully memorable to pass on to the next generation. Your story is SO important and, as we've all found in this digital age, so fleetingly captured. When was the last time you gave your family the gift of archivally preserving your story?
As a side note - I was fortunate enough to work with Jerry a decade ago on "My Name Is Earl." He was quite the character, had me in giggles on more than one occasion and I feel lucky to have been able to thank him in person back then for all the laughs. Rest well, beautiful clown. xxx
