In Memoriam: Robert "Gerry" Sargeant ’64

Robert “Gerry” Sargeant ’64 died Sept. 20 2021, at age 83 with his wife Maggie at his side in Redmond, Ore. He served his country with pride toward the end of the Korean War. While at Pacific, Sargeant majored in physical education and health and was a member of the Phi Beta Tau fraternity.

He married his first wife, Jan Danielson ’64 in 1965, and the couple raised two children on five acres between Banks and Forest Grove, Ore. In 1968, he earned a master's of criminology from the University of California Berkeley and pursued a career in law enforcement.

Sargeant remarried Margaret “Maggie” Bowles in 1988. Three years later, he retired as undersheriff to Washington County Sheriff Bill Probstfield and moved to Redmond. During retirement, the couple and their dog traveled in a motor home throughout the western U.S., while he worked for a telecommunications company. He will be remembered for being fair and kind.

Sargeant is survived by his wife, Maggie; and his children, Mark E. Sargeant and Cydni M. Sargeant; grandchildren Kasi Vaughan, and Ryan and Rachel Sargeant; stepsons David, Chad, Trent and Brent Overcash; and step grandchildren Alyssa, Tristan, Andrew and Alicia Overcash.