Jay Gregory Bourgerie was born on 6 May 1942 in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
2,3 He died on 20 July 2008, at age 66, in Zephyr Cove, Douglas, Nevada.
3 He was buried on 1 August 2008 in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota.
4,1 Jay Gregory Bourgerie was educated Santa Clara University- Masters Degree.
1 He was an Owner- Management Paradigms. Jay Gregory Bourgerie Former Resident of Concord, resident of South Lake Tahoe-Zephyr Cove, Nevada passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, July 20, 2008.
Jay was born in Minneapolis, MN on May 6, 1942. Jay spent his youth in San Martin, CA where he attended San Martin Grammar School and Live Oak High School. He received his under graduate degree from the University of San Jose and his master's degree at Santa Clara University. After graduation he taught special education for gifted children at Saratoga High School. He then began working for a private consulting firm. Shortly thereafter, Jay formed his own company, Management Paradigms, where he worked for several firms including Good Year Tire, EBMUD, and for the past eighteen years USS-POSCO Industries. Jay loved languages, he was fluent in Spanish, French and Italian. Jay was proud to be an American. He loved traveling and experiencing different cultures, wine and foods around the world. He was an avid reader and enjoyed poetry and music. One of Jay's closest friends, was Joan Mary Stein, the love of his life. They shared the last twenty two years together - sharing family, traveling extensively and spending many weekends and holidays in South Lake Tahoe and the Bay Area. Together they enjoyed entertaining with exquisite cooking and wine tasting.
Jay was preceded in death by his parents; Dorothy and Robert Bourgerie and his brother Terry. He is survived by his sister, Kay Adams, and his brothers, Donald and Timothy Bourgerie, and many aunts, nieces and nephews. The memorial services will be held at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Antioch on August 1, 2008 at 2 p.m. Following the service, a reception will be held at the Antioch Country Club.