the violent atmosphere, he supported it after it went into effect. After AFSCME presidency Wurf died of a heart attack at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. on December 10, 1981. Gerald McEntee succeeded him as president of AFSCME. Wurf's legacy as AFSCME President is documented in the AFSCME Archives at the Walter P. Reuther Library in Detroit as the AFSCME Office of the President: Jerry Wurf Records, 1959–1981, as well as many other AFSCME departmental collections. References External links Jerry Wurf, 1919-1981: A Short Biography Jerry & Mildred Wurf Papers. Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs. Wayne State University. AFSCME Office of the President: Jerry Wurf Records. Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs. Wayne State University. 1919 births 1981 deaths American trade union leaders American people of Austrian-Jewish descent American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees people People from Brighton Beach Members of the Socialist Party of America American democratic socialists