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Old 12-12-2018, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by luke strawwalker
I met Jon at the only NARAM I've ever been to... up just north of Cincinnati a few years back (probably more than a few now that I think about it). We ate at a nearby restaurant with some other rocketeers and he was a riot... and very knowledgeable. I greatly enjoyed meeting him and spending time with him and the other folks there.

I enjoyed his posts here... while they went "against the grain" they never failed to make you think. Sadly that's considered a fault nowdays, because of childish people that cannot accept anybody having an opinion different from their own, and assuming they have some God-given right to not be offended by anything or anyone for any reason EVER... SO, unfortunately, Jon became the only person (that I'm aware of) to ever have been banned from YORF, because he couldn't or wouldn't "conform" or remain silent or censor his own views that salted (okay dominated) his posts...

Anyway, sorry to hear of his passing. He was a great guy. Rest in peace and condolences to his family and friends.

Later! OL J R
This is odd, as just a few days ago I was thinking about Jonathan, and about asking if perhaps he might be given a second chance here, after so long. As my late friend Gary Moore would say whenever something like this would happen, "All of our names just moved up a notch..."
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