At the Cheesecake Factory

I LOVED working with Jon! He always had a smile and loved to laugh. He always gave me a hard time for special orders from the customers. He had such a kind personality!! He also always made sure his servers had food to eat! What a great guy! I think about him a lot...

Story Time with David

It’s a short story, a simple story, a sweet memory. Jon was visiting. I was cooking dinner while Jon played with David in the living room. The sounds of giggling, running, shouts of “Unca Jon, look!” began to subside, and soon, it was very quiet....
Eulogy by Joe

Eulogy by Joe

My name is Joe Banks, Jon’s oldest brother. These are some of my most cherished memories of Jon that I would like to share with you. Third Grade: The teacher interrupts the classroom to tell me that I had a new baby brother. I am smiling. Next: Jon is about 2 or 3...

Eulogy by Tom

The Tire Swing Jonathan Martin Banks, son of Melinda and Joseph – a.k.a. Jon, also known as Unka Jon, a.k.a. Shooter, a.k.a. cousin, a.k.a. was born October first, 1974… Here… In Columbus, Ohio. I do not have enough words to describe my brother Jon. In the past...
Obituary

Obituary

Banks, Jonathan Martin, 35. Died Monday, March 15, 2010 in Beachwood, Ohio. Born October 1, 1974, Columbus, Ohio. Jonathan had a twenty-year career in the culinary arts, beginning with Sumenos restaurant, which led to studying Culinary Arts at Columbus State....