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 […]
John LeClair was one of daddy’s college roommates You need to know what the verb chungmao-ed means. I spent one holiday break with your father at your grandparents. We were driving, I’m not sure where; in the city I think. It was a rainy nasty day in December. We were stopped in traffic and all […]
Some of your closest friends you meet through your children, that’s how I met your Dad. Cheering and supporting our children together creates a bond that we as parents treasure for a life time. As your children grow your friendship with your fellow parents grow. The families help each other build stronger bonds together. Your […]
Your dad was great at many things but he was a horrible baseball player. When we had a challenge softball game between the Plant Industrial Engineers and the Headquarters Industrial Engineers Jon did not do well to say the least. After the game I told him that if he ever had a child that when […]
Jon, many thanks for…your wit and humor, your caring, the birthday and holiday cards, our early “new age” explorations, helping me “help” you buy a house, the jokes, the recipes, the humorous e-mails, the story telling, letting me borrow “Woody” for my Halloween costume, the early parties, for being quotable and quoting me, and most […]
Your dad was a kind gentle man. We both shared the fact that we were Jewish so that was special to me. You guys are so lucky to have had such a special caring father.
I met Jon in the 1980s when we worked together in the Manufacturing Center IE Dept. The IE group was a fairly tight bunch of about 8 people. We were all good friends. Jon was easy to like. Jon the Budgeteer. Qualities I remember about Jon from those days: Sense of humor. Jon had a […]
I still have Jon’s contact information in my cell phone. It keeps his memory alive for me. I make sure it transfers to every new cell I get.
Celebrating Jon 