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Jarrod Taylor Simmons, In loving memory, born October 8, 1933 in Pleasant Valley, Oklahoma and passed away January 16, 2003 in Edgewood, New Mexico. Jarrod attended high school at Los Alamos High, graduated from the University of New Mexico with a dual degree in Math and History and received his Masters Degree from the University of Massachusetts at Cambridge in Computer Science. Jarrod chose to use his education to teach others and started his teaching career at Manzano High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico. After moving to Oregon in 1969 with his wife, Delores and their children, Jarrod began teaching at Chemawa Indian School in Salem, Oregon where he later became principal. Jarrod finished his teaching career at West Mesa High School in Albuquerque in 1995. Through his teaching, Jarrod touched hundreds of students with his encouragement, support and confidence to succeed. After retirement, Jarrod moved to Edgewood with his wife, Rita-Loy where they settled into a life he loved raising cows and touching the lives of those in Edgewood and Escobosa. Jarrod is survived by his wife, Rita-Loy; her three children; his brother, James Simmons and family; his five daughters, Kierstie Simmons-Kraemer, Kim Simmons, Kendle Simmons-Garcia, Kari Macdonald and Karyl Guthery; niece, Vicki Dunagan and family; eight grandchildren; four cows; two horses; a bulldozer and a tractor. Jarrod also leaves behind a wealth of friends and acquaintances that will cherish his memory forever. A private gathering will be held for friends and family. In lieu of flowers, it is requested that donations be made to a cancer charity of choice.
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