[rescue] Jonathan Katz

Tue Dec 23 08:02:03 UTC 2025

Oh Shit.

That’s really sad news, I’d met up with Jonathan a couple if times and met and spoken to him variously a couple of times in the 20 years or so I’ve been around SunHelp. He always came across as a really friendly, helpful and generous guy and a true enthusiast with a lot of time and enthusiasm for our community, and people in general.

I’d been meaning to get down there to collect something from him but life, health and procrastination got in the way. One of those moments you regret your skewed priorities… *sigh*

He’ll surely be sadly missed and I offer his friends and family my condolences.

— 

Mark Benson

> On 23 Dec 2025, at 07:22, Bob Darlington via rescue <rescue at sunhelp.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> 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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