Jon Wright William Short

September 16, 1969 – October 3, 2021

Lived 52 years

Shaull Cemetery · Ottumwa, Iowa

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Jon W W Short passed away unexpectedly from Covid and left behind his wife who will never be the same.

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1969

Born September 16

1976

Jon was 7 when America celebrated its Bicentennial

1982

Jon was 13 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters

1991

Jon was 22 when Operation Desert Storm began in the Persian Gulf

1994

Jon was 25 when "Friends" premiered

2003

Jon was 34 when the Iraq War began

2005

Jon was 36 when the first video was posted to YouTube

2021

Passed away October 3, age 52

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Shaull Cemetery

Ottumwa, Iowa