Although talk show host Jerry Springer has been buried in a private ceremony in Chicago, there are plans to create a public memorial for the host of “The Jerry Springer Show.”
The 79-year-old former mayor of Cincinnati died last week of pancreatic cancer. He faced a brief personal battle, so personal, in fact, that his longtime friend Steve Wilkos claimed he had no idea Jerry was battling cancer, despite seeing him last month.
Although “Judge Jerry” was laid to rest in a private ceremony in Chicago over the weekend surrounded by family and close friends, there are still plans for a public memorial to celebrate his life and career.
Jerry Springer Will Still Get Public Memorial Despite Private Funeral
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On Monday, sources told TMZ that the TV personality was laid to rest and buried in suburban Chicago on Sunday. Although Jerry has many fans, a source told the outlet that there was only a “relatively small group of people” present for the event.
The religious service followed traditional Jewish customs and seemed like a simple send-off for a larger-than-life personality. The show was anything but simple, often featuring contestants engaged in physical fights in a show that ran for 27 seasons and over 5,000 episodes.
Although he has been buried, there are plans for a larger memorial to give fans their own chance to say goodbye. Sources tell TMZ that a public tribute is being planned in Cincinnati for May 16. Not many details are known at this time, except that it will be a free ticketed event open to the public.
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It seems the event organizers are still trying to figure out the maximum capacity for the event. For now, it appears that only 500 people will be allowed inside the venue, which has yet to be revealed.
It is also not known if the public reminder will be displayed. While fans can rest assured that it will feature an overview of his life and legacy, it is possible that it will include interviews with some of his famous friends throughout the years, such as Steve Wilkos, who credits Jerry with helping to highlight his own show. land.
Fortunately for fans who couldn’t make it to the event, there are reportedly plans to stream the event. There are plans to have a guest speaker at the event to talk about Jerry and his impact on their lives, but no one is confirmed at this time.
Jerry Dies In Battle With Pancreatic Cancer Following ‘Brief Illness’
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Jerry’s publicist, Linda Shafran, confirmed to PEOPLE that he specifically died of pancreatic cancer following a “short illness.” His longtime friend, Rabbi Sandford Kopnick of The Valley Temple in Cincinnati, told the magazine that “his illness was sudden.”
“He wasn’t sick for a long time,” shared Rabbi Kopnick, saying that he spent time with Jerry in the week before he died. “He died of cancer, and he didn’t have cancer for a long time.”
Although he’s best known for “The Jerry Springer Show,” Kopnick feels that it doesn’t really reflect Jerry, who he describes as “a kind-hearted, generous guy who’s not very attractive on his television show.”
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“There’s a lot more to it than The Jerry Springer Show,” he continued. “He’s very, very smart. He’s a tremendous family man, and he’s someone who understands what it means to pay it forward.”
He always knew his good fortune. He never took it for granted,” he added. “When of course he could have moved to another congregation after I arrived at this congregation, he not only stayed, but he did what he could to make it thrive.”
The religious leader also described how Jerry is also always ready to help the congregation, saying, “whether it’s to help host an interfaith dialogue, or meet with our high school kids, or be a featured speaker at a men’s club event.”
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“He never said no. He may have to figure out how to schedule it, but he never says no,” he explained. “He’s not actually a resident of Cincinnati other than when he plans to run for office. So it always meant that he always, at his expense, would fly in for a day or two, and he was very kind and very generous and very down-to-earth.”
“He never lost sight of his roots,” he continued. “He understood the great fortune his family had in escaping Germany and ending up in England and then moving here.”
Jerry was born Gerald Norman Springer on February 13, 1944, in London’s Highgate Underground station when the station was used as a shelter from German bombing during World War II.
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