Jerry Fuchs
1974 – November 8, 2009

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Photo by Andrew Carver

Jerry Fuchs was a  New York City indie rock drummer who has worked with !!!, Maserati and Turing Machine.  Fuchs went to the University of Georgia to study graphics arts.  While there, he played in a handful of local bands before forming a band that would eventually evolve into Turing Machine.  He later joined !!! and played with the Juan MacClean and finally, Maserati.  In the early hours of November 8, 2009, Jerry Fuchs found himself stuck in an elevator after attending a party in the Brooklyn.  After prying open the door, Fuchs attempted to jump to the fifth floor, but accidentally fell all the way down the shaft.  He later died of his injuries at a local hospital.  He was 34 years old.