Tribute of Love
 
Jerome Philip D’Costa
May 4, 1935 – August 19, 2009


Born in Mangalore he obtained his Bachelor’s Degree from the famed St Aloysius College and then moved on to Mumbai to arm himself with a Bachelor’s Degree in Law. His quest to further his academic pursuits took him to England where he completed his Masters in Management.
He married Olga in 1965. They were blessed with two children Sarita and Nikhil. The early part of Jerome’s career was spent in Mumbai. Endowed with a dynamic nature and having honed his management skills he quickly climbed to the top of the executive ladder to become the All India Marketing Manager of a Multi National Company. Having come from a business family, Jerome decided that it was best to use his expertise to build his own establishment. So he set up his own industry in Bangalore. He raised the bar by taking his industry to great heights picking up many awards and accolades along the way.  He was the recipient of the coveted Udyog Ratan Award. This was granted to him for excellence in productivity, quality, innovation and management as an entrepreneur.
He was also felicitated with several awards in Karnataka.
Jerome a man of charisma was a born leader, from a popular school leader to the founder President of the Peenya Industries Association there was no looking back. Complacency was not a word found in his dictionary. As president he toiled hard to steer this fledging P I A to a noteworthy status.
He was instrumental in acquiring land on which now stands the P I A head office. The industrial fraternity of Peenya is ever grateful to him for his monumental efforts in securing for them the ‘Own your Own Shed Scheme’.  Such was Jerome the businessman.
Jerome the person had an inherent tendency to make people feel good about them. His wide circle of friends always felt he was great fun to have around and this characteristic endeared him greatly to his wife. As a father he was principled and strict, loving and caring.
Though he is dead yet he shall live on.