Northwest, including Sandy High School and Emmanuel Children’s Hospital, died by suicide on
April 26th, 2021. Jerry achieved a Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania in
1997 and graduated from the University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Architecture in 1993.
Jerry’s love for travel and passion for art took him all over Europe. He received the AIA Bailey
fellowship to research educational architecture in 2017 which led to a focus on the impact of
immigration and disability on architecture in Finland and Montessori pedagogy in the
Netherlands. Jerry began his career in New York City and following his masters began work for
ZGF in Portland, Oregon. His love for education led him to DOWA in 2008, where he was able to
lead an education design team. His success at DOWA resulted in a senior design position at YGH
and he was part of the successful completion of Oregon’s first earthquake and tsunami vertical
evacuation site for more than 900 people as part of Oregon State University Marine Studies
Initiative Building. His colleagues describe his energy and dedication as both deeply thoughtful
and childishly enthusiastic. Jerry is survived by his wife Anna, his two daughters Edna (23) and
Riley (20), and his in-laws Linda and Horst Jeddeloh. His family describes him as devoted and
adoring while being sincere and meticulous. His nickname at home was “Swag Master J” and
was known for his well-kept sense of style. As a family, Jerry relished snowboarding at
Timberline Lodge and any chance for a weekend getaway at the Oregon Coast. In lieu of flowers
and other gifts, donations to suicide prevention through NAMI Oregon,
https://fs25.formsite.com/namioregon/namioregon/index.html or to St. Mary’s Academy is
encouraged and appreciated. A memorial service will be held on Thursday May 20th at 3:00 PM
at Finley-Sunset Hills Mortuary.
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