Gerald “Jerry” Patrick Hutson, 51
Gerald "Jerry" Patrick Hutson, 51, of Shelbyville, Kentucky, passed away Friday, September 20, 2019. A successful trainer of World Champion American Saddlebred and Roadster horses, Hutson was employed at Rose Stables, Shelbyville, Kentucky.
Born to, and predeceased by, Gerald Hutson and Pat Moulton Hutson Close, he is survived by his daughter Dylan Hutson Sortman, her husband Aaron, and granddaughter Ruby, of Louisville; sister Helen Robertson and her husband Jimmy, of Shelbyville, and many lifelong friends in the horse industry.
Visitation was September 23rd at Shannon Funeral Home in Shelbyville, Kentucky.
Among the notable show horses Jerry worked are the following: WCC Page Me, WCC Swish, WCC Miss Outta My Way, WCC CH Callaway's Criterion, RWCC CH Prairie Dancer, WC Amber Returns, WCC Revival, WCC CH Call Me Ringo, WC Spill The Ink, RWCC Last Tango In Paris, WC CH Sue She, RWGC CH The Edge, WCC CH My Korbel, WC CH Assets and Attitude, WCC CH French Silk Stockings, WC CH Get Crackin, RWC Riverdreams Admiral's Daughter, RWC Roselane's First In Line, K Sue Rah
In lieu of flowers, the family appreciates contributions to the charitable foundation of the industry Jerry loved, or the music he enjoyed: the UPHA Dewey Henderson Benevolent Fund, c/o United Professional Horsemen's Foundation, Inc., 4059 Iron Works Pkwy, Suite 2, Lexington, KY 40511; visit www.UPHAonline.com or call 859-231-5070, or Instrumental Partners c/o WUOL, 619 S. 4th Street Louisville, Kentucky 40202. This is a part of the non-profit Louisville Public Media.