[rescue] Jonathan Katz

[Bob Darlington]

His wife Sarah posted this yesterday on his Facebook feed:

https://www.facebook.com/jkatzmandu

All,
This is difficult to share, but necessary. I’ll explain as clearly as I can
to avoid confusion or repeated questions—no offence is intended to those I
wasn't able to contact directly with this prior to posting. I tried to
remember but I know I left some of you out and for that I apologise
sincerely.
As a very small few of you may already know, Jon unexpectedly passed away
last Tuesday morning (16th December). The official cause of death, per the
coroner, is bronchopneumonia and sleep apnea leading to cardiac arrest.
Because of his age, a post-mortem/autopsy was required to determine the
cause.
To say that we are in shock, dazed, and struggling to process this would be
an understatement.
In terms of immediate plans, we will be privately remembering Jon when his
family arrives later this week, and once again when he has been released
from the coroner and transferred to a funeral director. This process is
moving quite slowly due to the Christmas holiday.
For those local to the UK, we (the kids and I) do plan to hold a memorial /
“Irish wake" to meet up, remember Jon, and enjoy as he would've wanted,
likely later in January or early February, once the holidays have passed
and we’ve had time to gather ourselves. I will share details—location,
date, and time— once the three of us have had time to sort ourselves out
and come up with a place and plan.
We also plan to hold a memorial in Indy sometime in early spring. I will
update everyone who is interested in attending once we’ve sorted out the
timing and details.
The kids (and I) are hanging in there, just, but we have a long road ahead
of us, so I thank you all for your patience, understanding, discretion, and
kindness during this incredibly difficult time.

Jon was a great guy that I've known since the 90s.  We stayed in touch even
when he moved to another continent.   Sun guy in and out.

-Bob
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