John H. Ammon Jr.

AMMON, John H., Jr. John H. Ammon, Jr., 64, of Bristol, passed away on Saturday (June 21, 2008) at the Bristol Hospital. John was born in Topeka, KS on February 25, 1944 and was a son of John Sr. and Dorothy (Moore) Ammon of Prairie Village, KS. He lived in Bristol for the past 25 years but was originally from Kansas. Prior to retiring, John worked for Mustang Motorcycles in Terryville and since his retirement he has split his time between spending time with his love, Mary, his friends and relatives, and time at "World Headquarters", OTB. In addition to his beloved parents, John is survived by his life partner and best friend, Mary Provenzano of Bristol; a brother, Merle and his wife Linda Ammon of Overland Park, KS; his little sister, Debbie Thompson and her husband Bill of Archie, MO; He will also be dearly missed as a friend, brother, and uncle by his extended Connecticut family: Alice and Vincent Provenzano, Jessica and Jason Dumont, Paul Provenzano and Maryann Ericson, Rod and Veronica Gomez, Frank and Sally Provenzano, Alice and Dale Deschaine, Wayne and Carole Hatfield, Giovanna Provenzano and Charlie Wrisley, Helene and Kevin Murphy, Jerome Provenzano, Thomas Provenzano, Vincent Provenzano, Daniel and Phyllis Provenzano, Charles and Susan Provenzano, Laura and Vet Mason, John and Dorothy Provenzano, and his many nieces and nephews, and his special Godson, Jason Paul Dumont. John was a generous, funny, and charismatic man with a love of family, friends, NASCAR, baseball, fishing, travel and a great cheeseburger, in that order. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 26, 5 p.m. at Funk Funeral Home 35 Bellevue Ave., Bristol. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday one hour prior to the service. On-line guestbook and condolences are available at www.funkfuneralhome.com