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Jon Spelman Obituary
Visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, May 18, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 19, at First Methodist Church of Waco on Cobbs Drive.
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for Jon Spelman
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Joyce and Chris Brammer
May 20, 2025
Dearest Jean and Family, we send our love and condolences. Jon was truly a servant to our Lord, a leader in the community and an encourager to anyone who engaged in conversations with him. His legacy of service and compassion towards others in need exemplified Jon´s caring character. We are so glad to have known him.
Joyce and Chris
Jeff Wooley
May 19, 2025
Early in my career I knew "of" Jon as a respected businessman. I subsequently had business dealings with him, and after a particularly drawn out transaction, Jon showed up at my office with a paper weight praising my perseverance, with a Bible quote from Romans 5:4. He showed me how to be a Christian businessman in a secular world. Over the years, I got to know Jon as a friend, through Band of Brothers, serving First Methodist, BSF, and in our leader circle for BSF. Jon's spiritual depth was evident in all that he did. He will be missed.
Darryl Curtis
May 18, 2025
I remember Jon from the Family Y. Jon was a man of integrity and a class act. He will be severely missed in the Waco Community. My deepest sympathies to his family.
Lisa Spitzer
May 18, 2025
Dear Jean,
Our sincere condolences to you and family at this difficult time.
We were fortunate to have known Jon. He was a dear man. Kind, respectful, loving, generous and so gracious.
May the Lord hold you close.
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Tony Castaneda
May 18, 2025
Jon was a gentleman and a scholar.
I met Jon on my first ride with the bike club in 1988. He was encouraging and had a way of relating to everyone.
In the years that followed, I would occasionally see him in the grocery store I was employed at, he remained the same thoughtful, encouraging, and relatable guy.
My condolences to his family...and really, to anyone who ever met him.
Mike Morrison
May 18, 2025
Jon was a kind man and will be greatly missed.
John Cawthron
May 17, 2025
Jon was a straight shooter and man of his word
Kyle Cox
May 17, 2025
One of the finest men I have ever had the pleasure to know. Godspeed my brother.
Todd Heller
May 16, 2025
He was my business law professor at Baylor, best professor I ever had there. He will be missed, I had great respect for him and his many wonderful strengths and qualities. Todd Heller
Keith Rollins
May 16, 2025
Jon and I had a lot of fun on Waco tennis courts in our younger years. He always had a big smile and friendly greeting wherever you saw him.
Heartfelt condolences to Jean and the family.
Charlie Herrin
May 16, 2025
Also met Jon at the old Y. He was about 35, very stout and used to beat up on me regularly on the basketball court. He was a great guy I saw at the current Y regularly. Always engaging and pleasant. Jean I had met you a few times and son Jeff. My sincere condolences on the loss of a great man.
Steve Rosentreter-Georgetown
May 16, 2025
I remember him from the Waco Emmaus Group! He and I served on a Walk together while I lived in Waco. You all of Jon's family are being sent a lot of prayers and much love plus memories!
Gary Merritt
May 16, 2025
I got to know Jon at the downtown Y. He was a very nice and friendly man. I know that he will be missed greatly by all of his family.
With sincere thoughts of sympathy,
Mickey Lavy
May 16, 2025
Jon was a friend for a long time. Even if there was a multi-year gap, when we were together, he remembered me. You always knew you were his friend. He was a friend to everybody.
Randy Redi
May 16, 2025
Jon was a kind person and always cheerful. He was highly skilled professionally but you always knew God and Family were first in his life.
Chad Schrotel
May 16, 2025
Great husband, father and friend. You will be missed.
Chad Schrotel
Michael and Kristin Power
May 15, 2025
We will miss Jon's smile, laugh and opinions. We enjoyed Jon's friendship for a long time ... just not long enough. What a wonderful, giving person Jon was, we were all so lucky to have known him. Jon was one of the best parts of our life.
God Bless Jon, may he rest in peace.
Mark Johnson
May 15, 2025
Jon was such a kind and giving person. In a business of less than perfect, Jon was the exception. Honest and respectful.
Our prayers and condolences to the family.
Bradford Willis
May 15, 2025
With deepest sympathy.
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