Editors: JustinÂ’s father, Jerome Colonna, is available for comment at work (541) 923-5437 or home (541) 923-3568. Abraham LaMark and Aaron Loughram, JustinÂ’s roommates, are also available at (303) 545-9724.
A memorial service for Justin Colonna, of Eugene, Ore., the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder student presumed killed in an avalanche in the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area on Dec. 18 is being held Saturday, Jan. 22, at 6 p.m. in the Old Main Chapel on the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder campus.
Colonna, 23, a fifth-year senior at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder majoring in communications and humanities, was born on Feb. 26, 1976. He was president of the Humanities Club at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder and worked in the security department at Norlin Library and as a tutor in the Science Discovery program during the summer.
Survivors include his father, Jerome, of Redmond, Ore.; mother and stepfather Susan and Charles Lange of Springfield, Ore.; sister, Ann, of Eugene; four grandparents, three aunts, four uncles and many friends.
The family of Mr. Colonna has designated two recipients should people want to make donations:
The Justin Colonna Memorial Fund
Peak National Bank
26 S. Peak Highway
Nederland, CO 80466
Acct. #108046804
Rocky Mountain Rescue Group, Inc.
Campus Box 207
University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder
Boulder, CO 80309