Background
Reedy, Jerry Edward was born on February 4, 1936 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States. Son of Robert Emmett and Helen Mary (Issenhuth) Reedy.
Reedy, Jerry Edward was born on February 4, 1936 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States. Son of Robert Emmett and Helen Mary (Issenhuth) Reedy.
Bachelor of Arts Notre Dame, 1958. Master of Arts, University South Dakota, 1961.
Area editor, Red Wing (Minnesota) Daily Republican Eagle, 1959-1960; with, Better Homes & Gardens magazine Meredith Public Company, Des Moines, 1961-1969; associate editor, Better Homes & Gardens magazine Meredith Public Company, 1966-1967; special assignments editor, Better Homes & Gardens magazine Meredith Public Company, 1967-1969; editor in chief, contributing author, Odyssey Magazine, Chicago, 1969-1978; free-lance editor, writer and photographer for national magazines and major metropolitan daily newspapers, since 1978; travel editor, Better Homes and Gardens Brides Book, 1983-1984. Instructor English, U. South Dakot, 1960-1961. Instructor magazine writing Drake U., 1966-1968, Barat College, 1976-1977.
President Committee on Cmty. Life, Chicago, 1976-1978. Chairman, Board Of Directors The Shelter, 1980-1985.
Member American Society Journalists and Authors (president Chicago chapter since 1995), Midwest Writers.
Married Susan Mary Rogers, June 22, 1968. Children: Megan Marie, Erin Elizabeth, Matthew Robert-Emmett, Thomas Walter.