Jerad Weston Forcier

I’ve known Jerad since he first started working at Home Depot in early 2020. We met briefly back when we were in the office, pre-Covid. It was a distinct memory as he sat in a cubicle that I previously occupied. During the locked down and eventually as we all went remote, we began interacting more regularly for work over calls, chats, meetings. We were on separate teams, but we talked almost every week. Seemed coincidence, but we both ended up moving to Comal county. He moved to Canyon Lake and I came to New Braunfels. I rarely saw Jerad in person, but I got to know him pretty well. It was always interesting having long talks with him. It would always start late in the day talking about work, but we end up chatting about personal things for 2-3 hours lasting well into the evening. Those were fun and interesting long talks about…. the lake, hunting, cars, food, family, houses, events, things to do around the area, etc. In January, I told Jerad I needed to checkout his home by the lake. So, I finally came by and met Laura and her son for the first time. Jerad, Laura, and I all went out to dinner and we did a short tour around Canyon Lake. It was a very nice time hanging out. Won’t be the same without Jerad. He definitely had a big heart and always made people feel welcomed. I do plan on attending the service. God Bless Jerad and family.

Elias Leal

It’s taken me a minute, not becuase I’ve been busy, but becuase I was frozen as to what to say- I want to talk of the joking around with Bert and Ernie, plus the Beavis and Butthead humor, but those things are not really appropriate for this entry. We could take a movie quote from something funny, one would start it and the other would finish it.

We had a time or two. Gonna miss you, Jerad.

I met Jerad when both of us were working at The Home Depot. I couldn’t believe this news when his manager informed us. My last Teams chat with Jerad was February 2023. We were talking about the damages from the Austin Storm. He had some branches fell off and two doors broke, some power outages. My last email thread with him was February too. When the official communication came, I realized we started in the same month in Austin, though we didn’t meet each other. He has been helpful, knowledgeable, responsive, and patient. He was a great guy! He never turned me away. Each time I pinged him and asked him technical questions around domain controllers, do I need to create a ticket for you? He never asked me to create a ticket. I think, easy to approach is what he taught me. That’s inspiring what I am doing too.

May he rest in peace and his family has my prayers.