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John Lonon Obituary
John F. Lonon, 69, of Phoenix, saw Glory April 1, 2012 and now resides with the Heavenly Father. John was a printer for Arizona Game & Fish for more than 30 years and retired from the Arizona Department of Education in 1999. He is survived by his best friend and loving wife of 40 years, Karen, son Kyle (Laurinda), daughter Amy (Rocky) Murillo, brothers Bobby (Lenora) & Fred, sisters Mary (Mike) Brown & Cheryl (Patrick) Drake, sister-in-law Terry, seven grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents, John A. Lonon and Ruby F. Colee, and brother Jay. Celebration of life on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 2pm at Cross in the Desert United Methodist Church, 12835 N. 32nd St, Phoenix, AZ, 85032. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to Hospice of the Valley or the American Cancer Society. We miss our Papa very much!
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Joy Edwards Schantz
April 17, 2012
Karen, Kyle and Amy: I'm so sorry about John. He was such a great person...always cheerful and helpful. We worked together at AGFD for several years, and I went to Carl Hayden HS with John. May God give you strength and peace knowing that John is no longer suffering.
Gary Mandoske
April 12, 2012
John Lonon is among others a part of my past and my future. I knew John when he worked in the basement at Deer Valley South with Jack Thompson. They got a pallet stuck in the elevator after they finished a printing job. I had only seen John get mad once in all the years I knew him, and all I could do was laugh and he got even madder. But when I told him that I was laughing with him not at him. And, I told him that he was only human, and don't take it personal, worry about what you have control over and not about things you can't control, it makes life easier. After that we could always talk to one another. I will always have very special memories of the good and not so good time that we had together. We spent many hours working together and when I needed a hand John was there. It was the same when John needed a hand. As supervisiors in the same branch we were always in meetings together and we helped each other.
My deepest condolences to his family.
He will be missed, but not forgotten from the Arizona Game and Fish Department Family.
David Smith
April 12, 2012
John Lonon and I shared a lot in our years at the agency, including spending a lot of time working in the civil defense shelter in the basement of Deer Valley South. We used the big room next to the print shop there as the temporary space for draw processing. John could really knock out the work and was always a smiling, pleasant co-worker and friend. Jack Thompson and John were a pretty good team of printers in those days and they picked up my spirits on many occasion due to their good natured approach to work life. John was one of the good ones in the bunch I worked with. I don't remember very many “sour grapes� and most that come to mind didn't stick around long. They just didn't belong in the bunch! John certainly did. I was greatly saddened to learn that cancer had struck down yet another good person, but I am also comforted to read that he is with the Heavenly Father in a lot of really good company. He is and will be missed.
My deepest condolences to Karen and the family. Dave Smith
Tim Pender
April 12, 2012
John was a very nice guy, always happy and always smiling. He did a heck of a job for the Department and will be missed. Condolences to the family. Heaven's gain our loss.
Rich Beaudry
April 12, 2012
RIP John you were a friend and coworker. My condolences to your family.
Ann Fleek
April 12, 2012
So very sorry for your loss. My condolences to the family.
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