Jonathan Edwin Gunn

GUNN, JONATHAN, EDWIN, CPA, 64, of Miami, Florida passed away suddenly on December 5, 2007 after battling lung disease. Born in Quincy, Massachusetts Jon was the son of the late Edwin P. and Marion Bragdon Gunn of Scituate, Massachusetts. He graduated as salutatorian of Scituate High School where he played ice hockey and was on the golf and tennis teams. He also played hockey at Harvard College where he graduated with a B.S. in 1966. He earned his Masters in Business Administration from Columbia University in 1968. An avid sportsman all his life, he played in amateur ice hockey leagues, enjoyed golf and loved horseback riding with his wife, Gloria. Jon was a prolific reader, a lifelong student of history and a loyal fan of the Miami Hurricanes, The Boston Red Sox and Harvard Hockey, as well as the opera and the ballet. For the past six years, he enjoyed his new role as grandfather. He moved to Miami in 1976 and was currently employed as tax manager of Terremark Worldwide, Inc. He also had been a senior tax manager at Price Waterhouse in Miami and served as the CFO of Contender Boats in Homestead. Jon volunteered for Horses for Handicapped sponsored by the Kiwanis Club and the Miami-Dade Public Library System. Jon is survived by his wife, Gloria M. Batule, two daughters, Alison (Douglas) O'Keefe of Coconut Grove, and Betsy Gunn of Palmetto Bay, sisters Beth (Hugo) Sonnenschein of Chicago, and Jean (Alan) Lokensgard of Arlington, Massachusetts and his three grandchildren, Sawyer, Liam, and Mac O'Keefe. He also leaves behind his beloved horse, McKenzie. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Friends of Harvard Hockey, Murr Center, 65 North Harvard Street, Boston, MA 02163. A memorial service will be held Monday, December 10 at 5:00 p.m. at the Biscayne Bay Yacht Club, 2540 S. Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove. To visit this Guest Book Online, go to www.MiamiHerald.com/obituaries.