Milwaukie loses community pillar to COVID December 18 2020
Carola Montero, a Providence Health caregiver and prolific volunteer in North Clackamas schools, dies Dec. 9.
According to Whitcomb Elementary instructional coach Tami Larson, Milwaukie lost an incredible pillar in our community when Carola Montero died of COVID-19 on Dec. 6, two days before her 47th birthday.
Montero, who leaves behind four children, had helped North Clackamas school teachers in classrooms and was involved in every extracurricular function that she could manage. She volunteered at Whitcomb, Rowe Middle School, and Milwaukie High School. While her husband served as president of MHS Music Boosters from 2016-17, she assisted him at every band and Milwaukie Pony Prancers dance practice and competition. Being in Chilenos Unidos as a secretary, she helped organize a statewide Chilean group to play soccer and celebrate Chilean holidays.