Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 15 at Paramount Baptist Church in Amarillo with Dr. Gil Lain, pastor, officiating. Jerry Don Ham was born January 11, 1944 in Vancouver, Washington to Frank and Helen Ham. Jerry grew up in Canyon, where he graduated from high school and from West Texas A&M University. Jerry enlisted in the US Army in 1969 and graduated from the US Army Aviation School in 1970 as a Dustoff Helicopter Pilot. He served a year in Vietnam and was shot down twice while in Vietnam. Jerry was a hero with many medals. At the age of 5, he could recite Psalms 23 to the church congregation. He was a leader at a young age, leading his family to church. Jerry moved to Claude in 1989, where he farmed and ranched for 20 years. He married Carol Jeannette Walker on July 22, 1989. He was a member of Paramount Baptist Church in Amarillo. Jerry was preceded in death by his father, Frank Ham and a brother, Bill Ham. Jerry is survived by his wife, Carol, of Amarillo; mother, Helen Ham, of Canyon; three children, Frank Ham and wife, Laura, of Sacramento, CA, Candace Tisdale and husband, Landon, of Amarillo, and Brian Palmer, of Yuba City, CA; two brothers, Robert Ham and wife, Lana, of Amarillo, Charles Ham and wife, Roseanne, ofAmarillo; two granddaughters, Jamie Ham, of Sacramento, CA, Ashlynn Tisdale, of Amarillo; grandson, Jered Tisdale, of Amarillo; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family suggests memorials be made to Odyssey Hospice, 6900 I-40 W. Suite 1500, Amarillo, TX 79106.