
Jonathan Arthur Watkins
1956-01-10 2012-08-07Age 56, of Smithton formerly of Mt. Lebanon, passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2012. Son of the late Franklin Watkins, he is survived by his mother, Deirdre Baird Watkins; sister, Thisbe Ozimok; brother, Hugh Watkins;sister Megan Watkins; and dear friend Leslie Koeper. Family and friends will be received at LAUGHLIN MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 222 Washington Road, Mount Lebanon, 15216. SUNDAY 2-4 & 6-8 PM. www.laughlinfuneralhome.com
We becamed acquainted during elementary school at Southminster Presbyterian Church Choir, where his father was choirmaster and taught us to sing in harmony. I remember a wintertime retreat to his family's countryside farmhouse where the sky showed the most stars I ever saw and I imagine Jon now twinkles down from their midst. I cannot read or hear the phrase "flaxen-haired" nor "limpid blue eyes" without picturing Jonathan to this day! The last I had heard Jon had an active, outdoorsy life in the Rockies which seemed to fit him very well from when I knew him in his youth. I wish his loved ones well and will remember him for years to come.
tribute by Patricia Wilson