Ed Pare Memorial Fund
Donation protected
This fund has been created to support the family of Edmond Joseph Pare Jr., following his unexpected and sudden demise in a car accident on December 31, 2016.
Ed was born on May 2nd, 1951. He leaves behind his wife, Natalie, two sons Josh and Andrew and two daughters, Heather and Hollie.
Ed spent much of his life in public service in some form or another. From about 1979 to 1982, he was a youth counselor and substance abuse counselor in Riverside County.
In 2007, he joined the Head Start policy Council for the County of San Bernardino Preschool Services Department. While involved there, he discovered a passion for early childhood education and parent involvement, especially male involvement in the lives of young children.
Ed became a tireless advocate for these causes and never stopped. He subsequently served as the Head Start policy Council Chairperson until 2010. After that he served as an advisory board member to First 5 San Bernardino, a Board Member for Easter Seals of Southern California and on the Snowline Unified School District Community Cabinet.
Ed was so passionate about giving underprivileged children the chance to succeed that he attended nearly every school board meeting and helped form a committee that donated books to disadvantaged children, even driving the books to donation sites in his own car.
Partially as a result of these efforts, this year the county will offer a literacy program called Footstep to Brilliance to all the children in our county.
At the time of his death, he was working on a fatherhood program and ways to reduce the number of homeless women and children in our county.
Ed's sudden loss has left his family and children with the burden of managing living expenses, funeral and medical expenses.
The family appreciates any donations of assitance during this trying time and the outpouring of support from family, friends and the community.
Ed was born on May 2nd, 1951. He leaves behind his wife, Natalie, two sons Josh and Andrew and two daughters, Heather and Hollie.
Ed spent much of his life in public service in some form or another. From about 1979 to 1982, he was a youth counselor and substance abuse counselor in Riverside County.
In 2007, he joined the Head Start policy Council for the County of San Bernardino Preschool Services Department. While involved there, he discovered a passion for early childhood education and parent involvement, especially male involvement in the lives of young children.
Ed became a tireless advocate for these causes and never stopped. He subsequently served as the Head Start policy Council Chairperson until 2010. After that he served as an advisory board member to First 5 San Bernardino, a Board Member for Easter Seals of Southern California and on the Snowline Unified School District Community Cabinet.
Ed was so passionate about giving underprivileged children the chance to succeed that he attended nearly every school board meeting and helped form a committee that donated books to disadvantaged children, even driving the books to donation sites in his own car.
Partially as a result of these efforts, this year the county will offer a literacy program called Footstep to Brilliance to all the children in our county.
At the time of his death, he was working on a fatherhood program and ways to reduce the number of homeless women and children in our county.
Ed's sudden loss has left his family and children with the burden of managing living expenses, funeral and medical expenses.
The family appreciates any donations of assitance during this trying time and the outpouring of support from family, friends and the community.
Organizer
Josh Pare
Organizer
Phelan, CA
