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Elvis Presley was a king during his life. Even before he became famous his first record was put out while working as a truck driver. As early as it may have been in Elvis’s career there were fans that dreamt and prayed to meet him. For Jerry Schilling it would take a prayer and little luck for his wish to come true.
Jerry’s mother, Dorothy, died a year after his birth contracting rheumatic fever. Bill, Jerry’s father, worked hard taking extra shifts at the Firestone Factory to provide for his kids. Billy Ray, his older brother was sent off to boarding school to try and ease the loss of their mother. Jerry bounced around living with his grandparents, aunts, and uncles until he moved back in with his father permanently in the summer of 1954. Later Jerry attended Catholic High School, upon his completion of the eighth grade. This helped Jerry get around and explore the wider circle of Memphis where he grew up.
Jerry’s boredom one Sunday afternoon on July 11, 1954, would......

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