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Although my heart aches at saying good-bye to my best friend and husband of 45 years, I am grateful for the incredible support you all have been to Jon, me and our children, over the past few months.

Thank you for all the encouragement through cards, flowers, texts, phone calls and visits that were full of love, scriptures, prayers and hugs. For those who helped mow, weed-eat, blow leaves, spread bark, haul garbage, provide meals, hotel rooms and gas cards: thank you. This allowed us to enjoy every minute with Jon.

Special thanks to La Conner Fire Chief Aaron Reinstra, his wife, Jaime and the La Conner Fire Department for taking care of the Maple Hall details, set-up, clean-up, cookies and beautiful flower arrangements at a time when our hearts were breaking and we needed to make plans quickly. Thank you to Mayor Ramon and Heidi Hayes for stepping in to help, to Pastor Cliff Tadema and Police Chief Chris Cammock for sharing thoughts about Jon, to Connie LeSourd and her team at Kern’s for their support and to all of you who were able to join us in celebrating Jon’s life.

I also appreciate all who are continuing to support us through cards, texts, visits and prayers of support. It lets us know how much you loved Jon and love our family.

We love you La Conner friends and community, as well as our many friends and family spread across Skagit Valley and throughout the world. Thank you, more than words can ever express.

Love,

Renee, Jessica, Jesse, Billy and

Jenny Skiffington