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 </figure>Jon Lawrence Vieux passed away on March 24 at the age of 80 years in 
Endwell, New York. Jon was a social, kind and lovely gentleman of faith 
who was born and raised on the great American prairie on June 11, 1939 
in Atwood, Kansas. He was the eldest of four sons of Marjorie (school 
librarian) and Lloyd Vieux (attorney). Jon lost his father in 1961, his 
mother in 1994 and his brothers, Charles in 1959 and Steven in 1996. 
Jon’s brother Roger is retired and currently resides in Myrtle Beach, 
South Carolina. Jon leaves behind nieces and nephews, the nine children 
of Roger and two children of Steven.
Jon graduated high school in 1958 at Ponca Military Academy in Ponca 
City, Oklahoma. Over the next several years he lived, worked and 
attended residential vocational schools in Atwood and other parts of 
Kansas and Missouri. While in Atwood Jon delivered newspapers and 
performed lawn care services. Jon was invited by friends to join them in
 enrolling at Berean Bible College in Dallas, Texas where he studied 
Bible and interned in janitorial services. Following graduation from 
Berean, Jon worked on a ranch outside of St. Louis, Missouri until 1977.
 Some friends from Berean invited Jon to move to the hill country in 
Kingsland, Texas where they were founding the Calvary Hill Gospel Church
 and Academy. Jon worked there as an assistant janitor and volunteered 
in the classroom when asked to witness about his faith to the school 
children. In January 1991 while walking, Jon was struck by a truck and 
required surgery for his injuries. Jon’s church friends stated that it 
was time for Jon to move home. He moved in with his brother Steven and 
wife Judy, nephew Jeremy and niece Vanessa. Jon enjoyed family life, 
family vacations and his fellowship there at Calvary Baptist Tabernacle 
in Vestal, New York.
Following recovery from his 1991 accident, Jon began sheltered 
employment with ARC, now Achieve in July 1991. In September 1996 Jon’s 
brother Steven passed away. This was a tragic loss for Jon and the 
family. Jeremy was studying at the University of Michigan and Vanessa 
was still in high school. During the fall of 1998 as Vanessa was moving 
away from home to study at Barnard College, Judy and Jon also made 
changes. Jon moved to an Achieve community residence in Binghamton, New 
York while Judy moved to an apartment a block away allowing the family 
to maintain close ties with Jon. As Jon aged he moved in 2015 to a ranch
 home in the Achieve residence program in Endwell, New York where he 
would no longer need to climb stairs to his bedroom. He continued to 
work at the sheltered workshop until his decision to retire in June 
2018. At that time Jon joined a Day Habilitation Program for 
socialization and recreation, enjoying his retirement years spending 
time with his family, many friends at Achieve programs, at Day Hab and 
in his religious community. Jon occupied his leisure hours at home 
reading devotional books and his Bible and watching The Waltons, old 
Westerns and other Hallmark Channel television shows.
Jon was a colorful person who loved to laugh, to tell elephant jokes, 
eat hamburgers &amp; fries, fried chicken and strawberry ice cream. He 
loved to go out to see Disney movies. To his delight he was once crowned
 King of the Achieve sponsored Valentine’s Day Dance. He enjoyed the 
company of a few girlfriends during those years and he loved to dance. 
He was a serious student of the Bible and in better days he was a 
compendium of Bible facts and verses who rarely failed to answer 
correctly when Steve quizzed him. And who could ever forget Jon’s phrase
 for a serious problem. He would say it was a “shock domain,” which so 
succinctly captured such moments in our lives. We will miss the lively 
Jon the children grew up with and the more quiet man who was a companion
 on life’s journey for so many years.
Due to the restrictions imposed on all of us by the Coronavirus 
pandemic, a memorial service will be held at a later date at Calvary 
Baptist Tabernacle in Vestal, New York. A private graveside service is 
planed in Atwood KS where Jon’s childhood friend, Pastor Kent Morgan 
will preside. Jon will be laid to rest along side his parents and 
brother Charles. Jon’s family thank the Achieve community residence 
program that provided years of care and kindness to Jon and, Dr. Jagraj 
Rai, and the Lourdes Hospice staff who provided comfort to Jon in his 
final days.