R.I.P. Jerry Blavat – Thank You for the Happiness

See my photos from his memorial as well as some of my favorite Geator interviews and you can watch the funeral mass below ...

We lost a legend in January. The Geator with the Heater, the Big Boss with the Hot Sauce, a DJ, television host, concert promoter, store and club owner, larger than life personality Jerry Blavat died at the ripe age of 82. But as I look back at his life, his career, I have a hard time believing he packed so much into just 82 years.

I'm too young to remember The Geator in his prime, but as a radio professional I appreciate and admire his longevity and what he did for his fan base. I attended Blavat's funeral mass at The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia and heard time and time again that this was a man who made people happy. What a beautiful legacy.

As I was walking into the cathedral, there were fans of The Geator laying flowers at his temporary memorial and watching videos of him on the large screens on the sidewalk. I couldn't help but watch their faces smiling, hands clutched at their hearts, and watching in awe of this man who brought them so much joy.

I didn't know Jerry Blavat. We may have met at an event or two in Philadelphia. We weren't friends. But I had to go to the funeral. I had to be there, among the masses, to honor and pay tribute to a man who brought music, dancing, and happiness to those who knew him.

Life goals. Thank you, Jerry Blavat.