Monday, July 18, 2022
Jeff Lalla and I go back over sixty years. He was one of a kind. He went to Cretin and I went to Mechanic Arts, but we became friends. Whether as a catcher in baseball or as a forward in hockey, Jeff displayed the same characteristics as a kid that made him a terrific lawyer and a tremendous asset and value to the Saint Paul Public Schools as the General Counsel for over twenty years.
Jeff was talented, direct, honest, and a legal scholar who possessed a genuine sense of practicality which was invaluable to the District. As a long-time school board member, I can truly say that the Saint Paul Schools and all Saint Paul kids benefited greatly by his work and advice.
And, as they say on Rice Street: “He was a good guy.”
