Ed Jerome will be honored with a dedication ceremony at the Edgartown School on Saturday, Sept. 18.
Ed Jerome, longtime Edgartown School principal and president of the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby, will be honored with a dedication ceremony at the Edgartown School on Saturday, Sept. 18.
Mr. Jerome died in September 2018.
He served as school principal for 26 years, a career highlighted by a National Distinguished Principal Award. He retired in 2005.
As derby president, Mr. Jerome helped bring the tournament back to prominence. He also initiated the derby’s student scholarship program which has given out nearly $700,000 to Island students over the years.
An engraved granite bench as well as a plaque in the main entrance of the school will be installed on Sept. 18 to honor Mr. Jerome.
The ceremony begins at 10 a.m.
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Yeah Ed !!
B Langley Edg.Yeah Ed !!
Well deserved by one this towns best all-time(ad hoc)selectman. Working outside elected office, he gave invaluable input and insight to town managers on how best to navigate budgets, appropriations and grants to help teachers and children receive the best education possible. Just like the skilled angler that he was, he knew where to find the money and the fish and how to make both last. We need more Ed's in this world quietly working behind the scenes, playfully creating the joy and giving the best of what we all have to offer.
And....I'm sure Ed would get a BIG chuckle out of this photo as it looks like he's fishing t-o-w-a-r-d-s the shore :)
BLLB
He is definitely fishing at
Islander ChappyHe is definitely fishing at the gut in the picture
One June night around 1980 my
Mike Carotta NebraskaOne June night around 1980 my dad and I were bluefishing at Wasque. We had a filet station set up on the tailgate pf my dad's rusted out Blazer when a guy pulls up in the pitch dark around 1 am and asks what we were going to do with the filets.
"Taking them back to Jersey to smoke. Guys back home love 'em."
"Take mine then" the guy says. "Anyone who loves bluefish enough to filet them out here in the middle of the night can have mine too. No kidding. Here, take mine."
That's the first time I met Ed Jerome and even after forty years of friendship, it remained my favorite memory of him. He walked on the side of the angels more often than the rest of us.
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