Jerome Colonna

August 28, 2025... Jerry has been gone from us for too long and I still miss him. As time goes by and I think of him i realize more and more what a truly wonderful man he was and the contributions he made to this world. He was one of a kind. The photo is from a fishing trip to Montana in July 2022.

I had the good fortune of working with Jerry when he was the Superintendent in Redmond School District. He hired me for my first principal position at John Tuck Elementary. I was young, had just finished my administrative certification...and I was a teacher at John Tuck. I remember Jerry and I discussed the challenges of navigating the shift from colleague to supervisor. I am grateful that Jerry took a chance on hiring me for that position...but I am even more grateful that I got to learn...

I was fortunate to be the HS Athletic Director at Aloha HS from 1999-2005 while Jerry Colonna was the Superintendent for the Beaverton SD. A longtime dream and goal for us Warriors was to raise the necessary funds to install an all-weather field surface on the Stadium Field at Aloha HS. Under Jerry's leadership a partnership was established between the BSD and the Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District (THPRD). It was a great example of Jerry's ability to build partnerships that were...

Hi, my name is Jocelyn and I was fortunate to have had Mr. Colonna for my Natural History of Oregon teacher at Crescent Valley Highschool! I truly loved that class! To this day I think of Jerry every time I hike especially when I visit Silver Creek Falls where we took a class field trip at the end of the term, probably in 1972! What a wonderful teacher he was and has had such a positive impact on the world! THANKS!