Jerry Bittle

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| birth_place = Wichita, Kansas

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2003|4|9|1949|10|8}}

| death_place = Honduras

| nationality = American

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| notable works = Geech
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Jerry Bittle (October 8, 1949 – April 9, 2003) was a cartoonist who drew the comic strips Geech and Shirley and Son.

Bittle was born in Wichita, Kansas and was the son of a barber. A graduate of Wichita State University in Kansas, he worked as an editorial cartoonist for the Wichita Eagle and later the Albuquerque Tribune.[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-apr-11-me-passings11.1-story.html "Jerry Bittle, 53; Created Comic Strip 'Shirley and Son',"] Los Angeles Times (April 11, 2003). Bittle moved to Dallas, Texas in 1978 where he worked as a freelance artist and illustrator. He debuted Geech in 1982; it ran in syndication until his death in 2003. Shirley and Son, about life after divorce, debuted in 2000 and also ended after Bittle's death.

Bittle died of a heart attack while on vacation in Honduras. Bittle's family founded the Jerry Bittle Educational Trust in his memory.[http://lambiek.net/artists/b/bittle_jerry.htm Bittle entry], Lambiek Comiclopedia. Accessed May 16, 2015.