Jerry Lipkins III was born on May 16, 1982 to the late Jerry Lipkins Jr. and Deborah Jones-Lipkins (now Deborah Jones-Hunter).  A truly beloved native of Canton, Ohio, he attended Belden Elementary School and Hartford Jr. High School. He graduated from McKinley High School in 2000 and was a committed McKinley Bull Dog fan. Jerry continued his education and graduated from Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Ecology. He was also an avid Buckeye fan. Jerry knew the value of an education and was committed to teaching. He worked as a substitute teacher and coached an afterschool little league basketball team here in the United States.  His adventurous nature led him to South Korea to teach English for four years. He loved South Korea and relished his travels to the Philippines, Belgium, Amsterdam, Thailand, Hong Kong and numerous cities in the United States. Jerry was full of life and never met a stranger.  He had the innate ability to maintain lifelong friendships and make new friends wherever he went. He was full of love and did not have an unkind word to say about anyone. He lived life to the fullest and he lived life on his terms. He did it his way. He was Mr. International. Jerry departed this life on January 19, 2016 in Jeonju, South Korea. He was preceded in death by his father, Jerry Lipkins Jr.; his grandfathers, Lester Mitchell Jones Sr. of Canton, Ohio and Jerry Lipkins Sr. of Detroit, Michigan); and his uncle, Lester Mitchell Jones Jr. (Coach Les). His memory will be cherished by: his mother, Deborah Jones-Hunter and his father by marriage, George Hunter; his grandmothers, Clarine Jones of Canton, Ohio and Willette Lipkins of Kennesaw, Georgia; a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Though Jerry was an only child, his band of brothers; Randy, Wayne, Rashawn, John Jr., JT, Ben, Andy, Shawn B, Andre, Hooks, Tyler, Sam, Marcus, Mikey B., Q, Donnie, Cordell, Arturo, Baby Ray, Justin, Ricky, Zak, Lamar, Steve, Al, Bronco and Mr. Kim (South Korea) have been engrafted into his family.