As far as what I knew about Jon….he mainly talked to me about your Mom and all of you. He said he felt like he won the lottery the day he and your Mom got married. He would tell me stories about each of you and he was so proud of his family. He loved […]
I worked with your father at Philip Morris USA. I first met Jon when he worked at the Manufacturing Center and later worked with him when he was in Strategic Planning and I managed the Production Planning group. In talking to my VP at the time in early 2000 (Harold Burnley), I expressed interest in […]
It would not have been Daddy’s desk without his rhyming dictionary. Celebratory poems – be it for birthday-party invites, thank you’s or spreading holiday cheer – were his specialty. ‘Twas two weeks before Christmas and through the OC, Not a rumor was stirring on PMTV: Production Plans hung by the forecast with care, In […]
I knew Jon primarily from working with him at Philip Morris. But I have to begin by saying, that with all of his great accomplishments and devotion at work, I will remember him most for his devotion to his family. He spoke daily about his and Lisa’s life with Sam, Joelle, and Dane. He was […]
One of the things about Jon was his love of entertainment and music. He would light up when talking about any part of the arts. One of his newest loves was “reality television.” We would have many weekly conversations about Survivor. I know we analyzed the last three series, living each of the 39 days […]
I remember watching the whole tragedy of 9/11 unfold with Jon. He had a pager that fed him headlines, and as news came in, he did more research and told us what was happening (better than any single news service!). We watched things in the OC cafeteria together, sometimes in silence, sometimes trying to talk […]
Did you know that Jon almost had to call 911 because of a hot pepper? In the old days he used to love to cook using a wok and would prepare it by first cooking and coating the wok with Hunan pepper. On one occasion the phone rang, he answered it, and forgot about the […]
I remember visiting your first house to pick-up my daughter from a swimming pool play date with Joelle to see your dad parading up the driveway playing a musical instrument with the girls in tow as if he was the leader of a marching band. This instantly brought a complete smile to my face and […]
Jon was an intellectually curious person. He loved researching information for work as well as for his family. He had a propensity for details and a fantastic memory. Once his children were born, Jon began researching all kinds of developmental opportunities for each stage of growth. He always thought ahead and was watching what other […]
I didn’t work with your Dad very long, however, I met Jon while working in Primary at Philip Morris; your mom worked in a different department. They began dating and everyone was happy for them when they decided to get married. I remember being in some meetings that Jon was in; he had good ideas […]
Celebrating Jon 