Jerry F. Welch (October 23, 1944 - October 2, 2023) was a Democratic politician who served in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was born in Ironton, Missouri, and was educated at Castro Valley High School in Castro Valley, California; at Valley of Caledonia High School in Caledonia, Missouri; and at University of MissouriâÂÂSt. Louis. He married Susan Wehmer in St. Louis, Missouri, and later married Carrie around 1989.