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Jerry Bittle, 53; Created Comic Strip âShirley and SonâObituaries | PASSINGS Jerry Bittle, 53, creator of the syndicated comic strips âShirley and Sonâ and âGeech,â died Tuesday of a heart attack while on a scuba-diving vacation in Honduras.âShirley and Son,â a thoughtful look at life after divorce, appears in 75 newspapers worldwide, including The Times. âGeechâ appears in more than 175 newspapers. Both strips are syndicated by United Media.The son of a barber, Bittle was born in Wichita, Kan. After college at Wichita State, he found staff artist and cartooning jobs at newspapers in Wichita and Albuquerque.He moved to the Dallas area in 1978 to work as a freelance artist and illustrator. A short time later, he began drawing âGeech,â a humorous look at life in the fictional town of Grimace, Texas. He also is the author of âGeech ⊠The Moosicalâ with music by Angelo Badalamenti.Bittle began drawing âShirley and Sonâ in 2000.His daily strips will end on May 3 and his Sunday strips on May 25. They will be discontinued at that time.
You have given us years of pleasure.Throughout that time, your comics, we treasure.Now, all too soon, we see you leave.Stunned, all we now can do is grieve.We long to relive the fun.From the start, we wish to have the strip rerun..Rest in peace, Mr. Bittle.Your comics have made us laugh. Thank you.
Could we please have a re-run, if thatâs the right word, so we can enjoy Mr. Bittleâs work again? After all, Shirley and Son is in constant re-run and enjoyed by so many.
Dani Rice almost 11 years ago
Methinks she needs more than pink shoes to pull off âfeminineâ.
katina.cooper almost 11 years ago
Either somebody forgot to put the new strip on or the Grey Lake Dam overflowed again and flooded the town so that we canât see it.
Dapperdan61 Premium Member almost 11 years ago
2 days now with no updates. Has Geech been pulled from Go Comics ?
katina.cooper almost 11 years ago
The Grey Lake Dam has definitely overflowed and has covered the town in itâs oily water. Must have been from the snow and ice that clogged the dam.
OSURE almost 11 years ago
Jerry Bittle, 53; Created Comic Strip âShirley and SonâObituaries | PASSINGS Jerry Bittle, 53, creator of the syndicated comic strips âShirley and Sonâ and âGeech,â died Tuesday of a heart attack while on a scuba-diving vacation in Honduras.âShirley and Son,â a thoughtful look at life after divorce, appears in 75 newspapers worldwide, including The Times. âGeechâ appears in more than 175 newspapers. Both strips are syndicated by United Media.The son of a barber, Bittle was born in Wichita, Kan. After college at Wichita State, he found staff artist and cartooning jobs at newspapers in Wichita and Albuquerque.He moved to the Dallas area in 1978 to work as a freelance artist and illustrator. A short time later, he began drawing âGeech,â a humorous look at life in the fictional town of Grimace, Texas. He also is the author of âGeech ⊠The Moosicalâ with music by Angelo Badalamenti.Bittle began drawing âShirley and Sonâ in 2000.His daily strips will end on May 3 and his Sunday strips on May 25. They will be discontinued at that time.
katina.cooper almost 11 years ago
You have given us years of pleasure.Throughout that time, your comics, we treasure.Now, all too soon, we see you leave.Stunned, all we now can do is grieve.We long to relive the fun.From the start, we wish to have the strip rerun..Rest in peace, Mr. Bittle.Your comics have made us laugh. Thank you.
bigDay almost 11 years ago
Mr. Bittle died on April 9, 2003. Weâve been enjoying Geech âclassics" since then.
rekam Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Could we please have a re-run, if thatâs the right word, so we can enjoy Mr. Bittleâs work again? After all, Shirley and Son is in constant re-run and enjoyed by so many.
Chrisstopher almost 11 years ago
R.I.P. Mr. Bittle
Chrisstopher almost 11 years ago
Thanks for all the laughs.