Jerry Lyst dies of cancer

Jerry Lyst, a former business editor and journalist for The Indianapolis Star, died today of cancer at age 76.
Lyst was known for his column “Money, Jobs and People,” and won a national Casper Award in 1969 for an article series on the difficulties of the unemployed finding jobs. He was also a past president of the Indianapolis Press Club. Jane Lichtenberg, The Star’s coordinator of community conversations, offered these thoughts:

“He truly cared about the community. He was a wonderful writer and very particular about getting the story right,”Lichtenberg said.

Learn more about Lyst here.