Jerry Mario Rayner

April 25, 1970 - December 16, 2020

Mr. Jerry Mario Rayner, formerly of Portsmouth, VA and a school teacher in Brooklyn, NY passed away on December 16, 2020.

 

Out of Town Arrangements:

Lawrence H. Woodward Funeral Home

Brooklyn, NY

 

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS:

Walk Through Viewing:

Sunday, December 27, 2020

1PM – 5PM

Corprew Funeral Home

1822 Portsmouth Blvd.

Portsmouth, VA 23704

 

CELEBRATION OF LIFE:

Monday, December 28, 2020

12NOON

E. G. “Tip” Corprew Jr. Memorial Chapel of Corprew Funeral Home

***You may view the services beginning at 12Noon by visiting www.corprewfuneralhome.net/stream

Please mute your listening device while viewing the service. Thank you

 

FINAL RESTING PLACE:

Greenlawn Memorial Gardens

3920 Airline Blvd.

Chesapeake, VA 23321

 

COVID19 REGULATIONS FOR ATTENDING VIEWING AND CHAPEL SERVICES AT CORPREW FUNERAL HOME

Due to the recent increase in COVID19 cases, the governor of Virginia has established guidelines to reduce the spread of this pandemic virus. In an effort to keep our families, staff and facilities safe we are asking that all visitors comply with the following directives:

** Be subject to temperature checks, hand sanitation and social distancing of nothing less than 6 feet within the facility

**Facial coverings that cover the nose and mouth are required and must remain on while inside of the facilities for viewing and services

** Refrain from kissing, hugging, embracing others as your enter or leave the facilities to help reduce the spread of the virus

** If you are experiencing a cold or flu-like symptoms, please do not enter the funeral home at any time

** Chapel services are limited to 10 People, per Governor’s New Order and Mandate effective Monday, December 14, 2020

** During viewing hours, visitors may enter 10 at a time through a walk through process of viewing the deceased without lingering or having a large gathering

 

It is our sincere effort and duty to ensure that the families we serve will be safe and protected during this pandemic. Our facility is sanitized hourly to disinfect and safeguard against the spread of the COVID19 virus. May God bless you and your families and keep us safe in His care. Thank you for continuing to allow us to serve you in your time of need and bereavement.

 

You may leave condolences to the family at www.corprewfuneralhome.net

 

Mr. Jerry Mario Rayner, son, brother, nephew, cousin and friend departed this life on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY at 12:53pm.

Jerry, also known as “Lil Jer” received his high school education from Portsmouth Public Schools, graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1988. Jerry really loved participating in the Wilson High School Marching Band where he was mascot. Graduating from Norfolk State University in 1994 with a B.A. in Mass Communications, Virginia State University in 1996 with a B.S. in Education and received his first Masters from New York University and a second Masters from St. John’s University, New York. He also earned a Masters in Education and Special Education from Touro College in 2011.

 

He academically prepared himself to work in the field of education because he wanted to make a difference in the lives of young people. He realized that with the right mentoring and direction, young lives could accomplish great things. He taught in the New York School System for 24 years. He began in September 1996 at P.S. 24 and Middle School 143, George J. Ryan Middle School 216Q in Fresh Meadows, NY.

 

Jerry loved music and lived a life full of adventure, joy and love. Jerry was a jokester and he loved to laugh to joke. He was a meticulous dresser and paid close attention to details and wanted things done right. He also loved to sing and dance. During his days as a child and teenager, he participated in the Sunshine Choir, Intermediate Choir and the Youth Usher Board at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Portsmouth, (under the pastorate of the late Rev. Dr. Ben A. Beamer, Sr. ) where he and his family were longtime members .

He was predeceased by his paternal grandmother Mrs. Rowena Rayner, paternal grandfather Theodore Rayner and his maternal grandmother Mrs. Geraldine Hawkins, an infant brother, his father Jerry R. Rayner, one uncle – Franklin Rayner and four aunts – Velma Bullock, Patricia Hawkins, Yvonne Brown and Minister Joyce K. Martin

 

Jerry is survived by his mother Geraldine M. Rayner, one sister Tanya L. Rayner and one brother Reginald Rayner of Portsmouth, VA. Seven aunts – Ruth Snead, Annette, Portica, Valeria, Sharon Hawkins, Cindy Gilmore and Shirly King (Manny) and five uncles – John Keeling, Sr. (Wyona), Willie D. Martin, Richard (Gloria) MIlton and Arthur Rayner and a plenty of cousins, friends and co-workers.