Drew Edward Bonadio

It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of Drew Bonadio, a beloved son, friend, and creative spirit who left us on September 19th in Sutherlin, Oregon.

Born October 19, 1975, in Canton, Ohio, Drew attended Aurora City Schools before moving on to Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio, for high school. It was here that his love for acting truly began to blossom, winning the John W. Hallowell Award for contributing significantly to the cultural life of the school through his creative ability in art and writing.

After high school, Drew was awarded an English-Speaking Union scholarship and embarked on an international adventure, participating in a year-long fellowship at The Oundle School in Peterborough, England. He then earned his Bachelor of Arts from Miami University of Ohio and his Master of Fine Arts from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts).

His professional journey was equally dynamic. Drew embraced his love for acting with a regional traveling theatre troupe based in New York City. As struggling actors often do, he became quite the entertaining server and bartender at Café Steinhof in Brooklyn. His entrepreneurial spirit led him to partner in a construction company that operated branches in New York and Los Angeles. Drew recognized a niche market of converting and retrofitting buildings for indoor cannabis cultivation and, from there, began working at indoor grows in California and Oregon.