Jon Clarke Magoon

Age 74, a resident of Ukiah CA, died of a stroke in a San Francisco hospital on Saturday, January 30, 2010 with his loving family surrounding him. He was born in Lawrence, MA, to Al and Doris Magoon. Jon was a gentle, highly principled man all of his life. His warmth, his wonderful dry sense of humor, great curiosity about the world and thoughtful conversation inspired all who knew him. Jon received his MBA (1959) from University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. He retired from the U.S. Forest Service in 1985. Jon was an instructor of conflict resolution, mediation, and violence prevention for U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Sonoma State University. He served as adjunct faculty in the Conflict Management Certificate Program at Santa Rosa Junior College. Jon was Principle/owner of Meeting Needs Mediation Service and worked as a Seminar Leader/ Consultant/ Trainer for Recourse of Sonoma County, Mediating in Courtroom and non-courtroom settings. He was a member of the Mediation panel for Sonoma County Bar Association. Jon also served on the Board of Directors for Ukiah Senior Center. Jon is survived by his loving partner of 14 years, Oni Anet LaGioia; three daughters from his marriage to Barbara Magoon: Tracy McCarthy (Phil) of Aurora, IL, Deb Timmons (Dirk) of Dover, NH, and Leslie Lehnhoff (Roland) of Auburn, WA. He had six grandchildren: Kayla and Josh Timmons, Nicole and Sara McCarthy, Sean and Lara Lehnhoff; and two sisters: Joan Burke, and Judy O'Shea; all whom he cherished dearly. He was predeceased by his parents, and his sister Joyce. Cremation arrangements are being handled by the Neptune Society of Santa Rosa. A celebration of his life for family and friends is set for his 75th birthday in November. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to: The Jon Magoon Memorial Fund, Santa Rosa Junior College Foundation, 1501 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95401.