Jerry Haynes, the boater-topped, candy-cane-brandishing kids TV host affectionately known across Texas as “Mr. Peppermint,” has died of complications from Parkinson’s disease. He was 84 years old. Haynes made his name as the host of Peppermint Place (originally Mr. Peppermint), a show that was broadcast for 35 years on WFAA…
