Remembering Jerry McAlinn

Former Club governor Jerry McAlinn passed away earlier this week following a long illness.

A longtime Japan resident, he served on the Board on three occasions, most recently from 2008 to 2009.

The American was also a key figure in the Club's redevelopment project, serving as chair of the Long Range Planning Committee (LRPC) and as a member of the Redevelopment Planning Committee (RPC), which was established to oversee the historic rebuilding of the Azabudai Club.

"The Club is saddened to learn of the passing of former governor Jerry McAlinn," said Club President John Durkin. "Jerry was a longtime Member of the Club and was principal to the Club’s redevelopment and revision of the Articles of Association. He will be greatly missed by all."

As a professor at Keio Law School in Tokyo, he wrote extensively about American and Japanese law and discussed the subject in an interview with the Club magazine in 2011.