TOO SOON Beloved Greece Olympia teacher Jillian Branciforte dies in car crash at 29 just months

the 29-year-old was killed 2 days after the start of the school year Jillian bran Ford a teacher at Greece Olympia High School in Greece New York outside Rochester was killed in a car crash on Friday Reena brany Ford 29 had taught English as a new language at Greece Olympia since 2019 Greece Central School District announced the death of the teacher on Saturday brany Ford was set to marry her fiance Chris Blake in December according to her obituary Jillian was so excited to marry Chris in December 2024 a winter wedding with pine trees snowflakes and so many boughs her obituary said they were so excited to share their joy in each other with their friends and family Greece Olympia principal Brandon Jones shared a heartbreaking tribute to Facebook on Monday last Friday a member of the Olympia Community passed away unexpectedly Jillian brany Jones wrote while I have only known Jill for a year I was able to learn so much about her heart she was kind loving supportive committed and a downright excellent teacher the principal continued to say that the school faced a hard couple of days following the teacher's death but as principal I'm so proud of how we are holding and supporting each other during these challenging times as colleagues friends and people he said rest peacefully Jill and thank you for being you gr sefor graduated from Hilton High School in Rochester in 2013 the entire Hilton Community is mourning the loss of 2013 Hilton graduate Jillian Bry for our sincerest condolences to all who knew and loved her Hilton Central School District said in a statement the teacher earned her bachelor's degree in Spanish from Street John fiser University in Rochester she later completed her Masters in Education at Nazareth College brancy Fort worked for Greece Central School District since 2018 she survived by her parents two siblings and her fiance details about the fatal crash have not been released tributes from the community have poured in for the Beloved teacher on social media ahead of her memorial service which is set for Wednesday students and staff members of the school district were purple to school on Monday to honor brany for