Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
Jerry W. Hoover Jr
62, went home to be with the Lord on January 2, 2020 in Lahaina, HI. Jerry was born in Kalispell, MT on September 18, 1957 but his family soon relocated to Issaquah, WA. Then in 1969 they made the move to Palmer, AK. Through the years Jerry resided in California, Idaho, and Oregon working in construction and property management as well as being a house painter and web designer. He most recently lived in Lahaina, Hawaii. Jerry loved the outdoors and enjoyed fishing and hunting. He had a sweet spirit and will be missed. He was preceded in death by his mother, Dorothy Hoover in 1981. He is survived by his father Jerry W. Hoover Sr. of Chino Valley, AZ, sisters Linda Lund of Sun City West, AZ , and Raellen Cocker of Palmer, AK, his paternal Aunt Sandy Johnson of Tyler, TX, as well as various cousins, nieces and nephews.