[rescue] Jonathan Katz

[Dave McGuire]

   I am shocked and deeply saddened to hear this.  Jon had been a good 
friend for many years.  I'm pretty sure I met him here on this list, it 
had to have been in the 1990s.

   He and I helped each other out with many things over the years, and 
he had been helpful and supportive of LSSM since day one.

   This sucks.  The good guys go early, but the dicks seem to live forever.

   RIP Jon Katz.

              -Dave

On 12/23/25 02:20, Bob Darlington via rescue wrote:
> His wife Sarah posted this yesterday on his Facebook feed:
> 
> https://www.facebook.com/jkatzmandu <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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-- 
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA