Thursday, April 5, 2007

Our thoughts are with Cheri, Kellen and Cody...


Our thoughts are with Tom's sister Cheri following the loss of her husband John on Saturday, March 31st. John collapsed at his home from an unknown heart ailment. He was only 48.

We are also thinking of Kellen and Cody. They should not have lost their father at such a young age. Cheri and John would have celebrated their 25th Wedding Anniversary this summer.....instead, a celebration of John's life will be held in July.

Our thoughts, tears and prayers are aimed at Cheri and the boys at this very sad time. We are thinking of them every single second. Tom will fly to Oregon next week to be with them.

A community memorial service will take place on April 12th at the new Riverhouse Convention Center in Bend, Oregon. This is a beautiful building in which John and his company had just finished construction.

Cheri, Kellen, Cody....We love you!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Tom & Joy,

Our thoughts are also with Cheri, Kellen & Cody - but... also with you guys has a whole family. We will also miss John. We got to go camping with their family this last summer - along with Tige/Tiff & kids. We all had a wonderful time together.

Tami & Family

Anonymous said...

The memorial service for John Paul Montgomery had about 500 people in attendance. So many people shared their memories of him. There was also a slide show of him and his family, and then one showing many of the building around our city that he had been a part of creating. It was unbelievable what that man did for our community. He was truely a self-less man, full of caring and charity. His influence on others is amazing. He was a hero. He has left a big hole in our family. I was proud to be his sister-in-law for over 25 years.
Cathy Jo Gillice RN