My wife and I knew Jon in his later years as neighbors and friends at Madeira Cove in Madeira Beach, FL. I had many days of conversation with Jon regarding sports and his favorite teams, Notre Dame football, and all sports things Boston. I will miss joking with Jon about the results of those teams win or lose.
At Madeira Cove we established a volunteer program to work all kinds of improvements around our property; Jon was one of the first to step to the plate and was a very valuable volunteer. Jon had an active electrical license and it allowed us to make many electrical improvements to our property with Jon providing us guidance to make sure all our electrical work met code.
I played golf with Jon and he always provided advice whether or not I needed it(LOL)! Jon always joked that before making a putt, look at how the grass on the green was mowed so you would make a better putt. One of his favorite sayings was "keep it on the short grass", which met that while driving off the tee you don't want to go into the taller grass.
Jon above all was a true gentleman of the old school; always thoughtful, polite and engaging.
Rest in piece my friend,
Larry and Brenda Roelofs
