Jerry A. Whitlow

Mr. Jerry Whitlow, age 71, of Savannah, formerly of Elberton, passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2009.

In accordance to Jerry's wishes, no funeral nor memorial services will be held.
In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials be made in his memory to:
Candler Cancer Care and Research Pavilion
5353 Reynolds Street
Savannah, Georgia 31405

A well-known Savannah real estate developer, Mr. Whitlow was born on April 21, 1938 in Canon, Georgia. He graduated from Clemson University with a degree in Electrical Engineering. After graduation, Jerry successfully completed his Proffessional Electrical Engineering certification and practices engineering for 27 years. He founded Whitlow Construction-a design and development firm and constructed electrical substation and transmission towers throughout the southeast. He was hired to build and design The Woodbury Earth Station, the first satellite communication stations of its kind. In 1987, Jerry so9ld his share of Whitlow Electric to his brother and turned to real estate development. He was a prominent developer on Hilton Head Island for twenty years.

In 1997, Jerry and his wife, Diane, moved to Savannah where he became active in developing the West Side of Savannah's historic section. Enamored of Savannah's historic section, he had a vision for developing its West Side, an area ignored by other developers. Jerry designed and developed Garden on Jones, Montgomer House, Tattnall Side Gardens, Taylor Row Townhouses, and Jones Square, all on the West Side of Savannah's historic district. He also organized a group to develop Boundary Village on Louisville Road, assembled the parcels of land for development of The Double Tree Hotel and The Hilton Garden Inn on Bay Street. Mr. Whitlow later formed North Savannah Properties to develop the Telfair PLantation across the Savannah River in South Carolina. Among other achievements, Jerry was twice awarded the Pope Award from the Savannah College of Art and Design.

Survivors include his love wife, Diane of Savannah; son and daughter-in-law, Jeff and Luann Plumb Whitlow of Savannah; daugher and son-in-law, Jennifer and Jim Plourde of Greenville, SC; brothers, Kenneth of Elberton and Don of Anderson, SC; sisters, Betty Pruitt of Athens, GA, Susan Wuerzner of Monroe GA. and Billie Bowen of Commerce, GA; and his grandchildren, Drew and Anna Whitlow of Savannah and Aubrey and Avery Plourde of Greenville, SC.

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Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors, Islands Chapel was in charge of arrangements.