Cheers
Give a Cheer
Give a Cheer
This was a hard layout for me to do, but I just had to scrap this. This is about my friend Jon who died June 23, this year. The picture is him and my best friend Julie (his wife). I used the J for Joyful, because that is how Jon was up to the very last day he was alive. He lived for every day vs. the future. The journaling is under the photo and reads:
Jonathan M. Trams - this is who he was. Born into the world on January 15, 1976. I remember the very first time that Julie and I met Jon. It was Julie’s birthday in May of 1998. He was a very likable person from the start. His personality was just a big, warm, fuzzy teddy bear. Everyone could get along with him. Over the years, we grew as friends. I ended up being Julie and Jon’s maid of honor for their wedding in October 2001 and he was there for mine and Jeremy’s wedding one month later. We worked at the same place - SBC. Jon was also very active with the SBC CWA union, and took a stand in the political aspect of it, and represented us in Madison quite often.Jon had a great sense of humor. He made me laugh every winter because he NEVER wore pants. It was always shorts. Jon was a big time 49er’s fan, and you could never say anything bad about the team, he’d always stand up for them. Jon and Julie’s home always had tons of 49 decor in it. When I had my ectopic pregnancy in December of 2002, Jon was there for me, and let me cry on his shoulder quite a few times. He was the greatest friend anyone could ever ask for. All of us were elated when we found out that Julie and I were pregnant together, only one month apart. Jon joked we ALWAYS had to do things together. In October 2003 we all found out Jon was diagnosed with Leukemia, and he started chemo treatments right away. It came as a shock to us, because Jon was always the healthy one. All of us worried for him, and hoped from the very beginning he was going to get better. After all, he had everything going for him, a great marriage to Julie, a wonderful job, lot of family and friends and a baby girl on the way. We were all happy to find out that he even had a bone marrow donor that was compatible with his marrow, and was to be scheduled for the transplant in June 2004. Jon was around to see Gavin born, and this picture was taken on April 24, two months before Jon lost his battle with cancer. Jon was happy though, he lived his life, short as it was. He was a christian, and knew God had a plan for him, and excepted it. He got to see the birth of his child, her being baptized and also got to spend his first and only Father’s Day with her. I was lucky enough to be able to see Jon on that Father’s Day and wish him well. Jon’s life came to a end three days later, on June 23, 2004, at the age of 28. I will miss him, as will all those who knew him. He was a good man, and we can wonder why it had to happen to him, but Jon is in a safe place now with no suffering, He has joined our Father in Heaven, to be taken care of for eternity. Until we meet again.
I used scraps as well for this from one of the kits from this site (thanks for showing me it can be done Ari!)
Supplies:
Index Tab, Rub on letters: Autumn Leaves
Cardstock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: Daisy D's
Ink: StazOn
Photo clips: Making memories
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Thanks for spreading positivity!
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