Jerry Keith Haight, 72, of Solon, died Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at his home on the lake, surrounded by his family. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 14, 2011 at the Solon United Methodist Church with the Reverend Carol Kress presiding. Private Family Inurnment will be in Oakland Cemetery in Solon. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW and for an hour prior to services Saturday at the church. Survivors include his wife Shery; his children, Debra (Dr. Richard) Apodaca of Earlham, Steven (Pam) Haight of Bozeman, Montana, and Mark (Jeannie) Haight of Ely, grandchildren, Andrew and Alexa, Brooks, Jennifer, Brittanie, Brian, Trevor, Christian, and Denver; his sister Linda (Tom) Rutter of Cherokee and his three great-grandchildren. Jerry was born May 8, 1939 in Cherokee to Henry and Myrtle (Swanson) Haight. He graduated from Aurelia Community High School in 1957. He first worked for the Iowa Highway Commission and later became a highway inspector for the City of Cedar Rapids. He then worked for E & F Concrete for over 18 years. Jerry married Bette Jo Fell in 1961 and the three children were born of this union. They were later divorced. He married Shery Long on September 2, 1978 and made a home in Solon for the children. Jerry was also one of the owners of Hall and Hall Engineering and founded Iowa Valley Monument in 1979, where he worked until his death. He was a member of AOPA, SOKOL, Solon United Methodist Church, Masonic Lodge, El Kahir Shrine and a Board member of the Solon Library. Jerry enjoyed his positions as trustee of the Big Grove Township, the sexton of Czech National Cemetery and St. Joseph Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. Jerry was responsible for the design and completion of many memorial monuments for veterans, cemeteries, and other various public groups. Jerry's interests included the Lake McBride area and the activities it provided for friends and family; especially boating and fishing. Jerry was a great supporter of Solon athletics and rarely missed an athletic event any of his grandchildren participated in. Jerry loved Hawkeye sports; especially riding to the games on the train with his grandchildren. Integrity, respect, and honesty were the ideals that he lived by. Jerry was totally dedicated to his business and honest to a fault. He will be remembered by all who knew him because everyone he met became a friend. Jerry was a clever prankster and very much enjoyed telling stories and jokes. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family.