Where do I start with this, I've known Jon pretty much as long as I've been in the fandom. When I came into the fandom in 1998, I tried talking to a few folks online, but nothing panned out. Then I went to a little con called Albany Anthrocon, and this guy in a panda suit asks if I could take pictures for him.
I credit him for being one of the folks that more or less kept me around that first year as we seemed to meet up a number of times those first few years.
Jon helped me meet a bunch of furs in the first couple years. Some of them stayed around, others went their own way.
But Jon remained one of the nicest guys around in furry. When the health issues started adding up, I was happy to still see him doing what he loved. I would peek at his Disney trips he would go to with a mutual friend and how happy that made him.
Where do I start with this, I've known Jon pretty much as long as I've been in the fandom. When I came into the fandom in 1998, I tried talking to a few folks online, but nothing panned out. Then I went to a little con called Albany Anthrocon, and this guy in a panda suit asks if I could take pictures for him.
I credit him for being one of the folks that more or less kept me around that first year as we seemed to meet up a number of times those first few years.
Jon helped me meet a bunch of furs in the first couple years. Some of them stayed around, others went their own way.
But Jon remained one of the nicest guys around in furry. When the health issues started adding up, I was happy to still see him doing what he loved. I would peek at his Disney trips he would go to with a mutual friend and how happy that made him.
Good bye Panda, godspeed.