I wanted to share this story because it shows a side of Jon that probably many people have not had a chance to witness of Jon.  Jon was an incredibly strong, out-spoken, life of the party kind of guy.  He had this booming, commanding voice that everyone paid attention to. When you think of "tough guy", Jon was the first person that would come to mind.

On a Saturday in the early part of my friendship with Angela, and before I had met Jon, I had broken a drinking glass at home and stepped on a piece glass on the floor, severly cutting a couple of my small toes.  It happened at a time when my husband was out of town and all of my other family members and close friends were out of pocket as well.  I was in search of someone to go with me to the emergency room .. Angela was out of town, too.  I'm horribly afraid of doctors and needles, but I knew it was bad and needed to get it taken care of.  Terri Thompson, one of our Realtor friends, accompanied me to the first emergency clinic. At this point I was comletely hysterical and crying and terrified of having stiches.  The physician at this first clinic was not so nice, and I wasn't having it, so I wrapped my foot back up in my plastic shopping bag and walked out of that clinic.  Poor Terri, I was a mess and she knew I needed treatment, and I was freaking her out now so she called Angela back.  Angela then knew who to handle this situation, and by situation, I mean myself.  Angela tells us to go by the clinic by her house and Jon would meet me there.

Jon's waiting at the 2nd clinic as we arrive.  We great each other with the "nice to meet you" under such crazy circumstances ... and again folks, the words terrified, panicked, and hysterical just don't seem to be enough to describe the fear I was feeling.

So now, I'm in room with the phyisican for the 2nd time, still crying hysterically and fearful of the needles I was going to have to endure, and before me now, is this gentle giant. Jon was talking to me with the most compassionate, caring, and calming voice.  He said we're going to get through this, he held my hand, and promised me he'd take care of me and I'd be alright. He promised me he would not leave my side and he wouldn't let anything happen to me.  He got me water, he got me cold rags and wiped the tears from my eyes.  This big tough guy had transformed into this sweetest teddy bear with the tenderness most would probably not beleive. 

This is the dynamic man that Jon Stone was.  Strong, tough, loud, and maybe even in your face at times, but he was also one of the most compassionate people you could know and had a heart of gold. He was always so much fun, and had everyone around him laughing, but he was also the kindest gentleman. He did take care of me that day and got me through it.  I was so thankful for him and we had so many laughs afterwards of how we met.