Biography
Jerry Berrigan was an anti-war protester who painted anti-Iraq-war messages on the Syracuse federal building during Operation Desert Fox (December 1998 U.S./UK bombing of Iraq). Berrigan family elder; uncle of Daniel and Philip. Charged with felony plus misdemeanors.
Life-date sources
- Thomas J. Pirro Jr. Funeral Home memorial — identifies Jerome C. Berrigan of Syracuse and gives December 20, 1919–July 26, 2015.
- National Catholic Reporter obituary — independently identifies the Syracuse peace activist and reports his death at home on July 26, 2015.
Contemporary anti-nuclear custody report
The update reports Jerry Berrigan sentenced March 31, 1982 to ninety days for his Griffiss Air Force Base action, with reporting scheduled May 10. May 10 was a future reporting instruction, not confirmed physical admission in this issue; no actual intake, discharge or served ninety-day total is inferred. This historical action is distinct from the later existing case.
National No-Nukes Prison Support Collective newsletter No. 11, April 15, 1982, original pages 5.
Separate 1986 Griffiss sentence admission; forecast not release
Jerry Berrigan was individually named in the November 19, 1986 Griffiss Air Force Base sentencing report. The action occurred August 6; that action day alone is not entered as a physical jail admission. Berrigan began actually serving the thirty-day term December 1. The article and current-prisoner directory establish actual continuing custody in this distinct 1986 episode. December 19 for Rumpf and year-end for Berrigan were anticipated releases, not confirmations of physical discharge. No completed thirty-day total is assigned.
The Nuclear Resister No.43, December 12, 1986: Original PDF page 6 (printed page 5); Original PDF page 4 (printed page 3).
The October follow-up confirms Berrigan actually served three months beginning May 10, 1982 for his December 30, 1981 Griffiss action. This converts the earlier reporting instruction into a verified admission; the actual discharge day is not calculated backward or forward.
