Jaime L. Drew

[2] Jaime Leopoldo Drew Henriquez[3] was born in Barrio Playa, Ponce, Puerto Rico, on 16 September 1876, the son of Carlos M. Drew, a Dominican, and Matilde Henriquez, a Puerto Rican woman born in Naguabo.

His first teaching jobs were in economically deprived rural areas of the Puerto Rican country side, including Adjuntas.

[1]: 215  Drew spent his life teaching at the Ponce High School, starting under its first principal, Chales H.

[1]: 246 At age 41, on 18 July 1918, Drew entered the United States Armed Forces during World War I conflict and held the rank of lieutenant teaching various military courses to the incoming military personnel.

After visiting with Dr. Pila, Drew returned to the classroom for a few months, but started to feel weak again, falling victim to heart disease.

Jaime L. Drew was one of the three Ponce Municipal Board members entrusted with the building of the monument to the El Polvorin firefighters.