Obituary: Jerry Mead

Wine aficionado and Carson City publisher Jerry Mead died Wednesday of heart failure at St. Mary's Hospice. He was 61.

Mead was editor and publisher of the Wine Trader and was a nationally syndicated columnist.

His family has planned a private service with a memorial to follow.

The family has asked that any contributions be sent to:

Jerry Mead Medical Fund, c/o Edwin Schwartz Public Relations, 3275 Sacramento St. San Francisco CA 94115 or St. Mary's Foundation, St. Mary's Regional Medical Center, 235 W 6th St, Reno, Nev. 89520-991