Former Detroit News reporter and press secretary for Pres. Ford passed away in Ashville, NC, today.
While in Washington, terHorst was a member of the Washington, DC chapter of the SPJ.
Here is the story from his former newspaper.
Jerald F. terHorst, former press secretary for President Ford, dies in N.C.
Deb Price / Detroit News Washington Bureau
Washington — Jerald terHorst, a former Detroit News reporter and columnist who served briefly as President Gerald Ford’s White House press secretary before resigning in protest over the pardon of President Richard Nixon, died of congestive heart failure Wednesday evening in Asheville, N.C. He was 87.
Mr. terHorst was surrounded at his apartment in a retirement community by his four children at the time of his death, according to his son Peter terHorst.
"Dad was always a fighter, but his physical condition had weakened," he said. "He persisted."