Philanthropist, trucking industry magnate, and art collector Jerry Nerman died Tuesday morning at the age of 97 after a bout with pneumonia. As his son Lewis Nerman wrote in an email, his was "a life so well lived." In 2003, Jerry, and his wife, Margaret, contributed the lead gift of $1.5 million for a contemporary art museum to be built on the Johnson County Community College campus in Overland Park, Kansas. The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art (NMOCA) opened in October 2007, and showcases the museum's permanent collection as well as temporary exhibitions. "He's going to be greatly missed," said the Nerman Museum's executive director Bruce Hartman. "Jerry was one of those rare individuals that never changed. He always treated everyone the same, he was always down-to-earth. He was always quick to joke around." Nerman got his start in the trucking industry. In 1950, Nerman and his business partner, the late Melvin Spitcaufsky, co-founded Arrow Truck Sales, Inc . with an initial