Jon T. Shears, age 55, passed away on July 22, 2022, in Denver, Colorado, after receiving emergency heart surgery. Jon was born on July 15, 1967, in Phoenix, Arizona and lived most of his life in Phoenix, but attended high school at Redondo Union High and El Camino College in California. He worked for the U.S. Postal service as a letter carrier in Phoenix for 24 years, where he met his wife Cathy, in 2001. They were married in 2006 and spent almost 22 wonderful years together. Jon was passionate about his work and was a skilled self-taught drummer. He also loved traveling to Vegas, listening to 80’s rock music and all his cheering for all the Arizona sports teams, especially the Arizona Cardinals. He is preceded in death by his father, Jimmie Jackson, and grandparents Gene and Norma Montgomery, and Max and Louise Shears. Jon also leaves behind many beloved family and friends, including his wife Catherine (Mondragon) Shears, mother Glenna Montgomery and his uncle Gary Montgomery, his dad Greg (Carol) Shears, sisters Jade Shears, Bridget Jackson-Chaira, Analisa Jackson Ramirez, brothers Brian Shears, Jeffrey Shears, Tracy Shears, Matthew Harris-Shears, plus many nieces and nephews.
A visitation will be held at Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home, 4800 E. Indian School Road in Phoenix on Sunday, August 7, 2022 from 4:00 – 7:00pm. A funeral service will be held on Monday, August 8, 2022 at 11:00am at Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home. Condolences may be expressed at www.whitneymurphyfuneralhome.com
GLENNA MONTGOMERY
You will be never be gone from my heart, my darling Son. Be at peace but rock on throughout eternity
Your Loving Mom
Joshua shemberger
Jon you taught me a lot about being a carrier and you was a very great friend to me i used to talk cardinals football to you a lot and would come to you about stuff I didn’t know about football and Mmmm I thought I was the biggest cardinals fan but Jon was 🙂 Jon you will be missed by all of us thank you for being my friend and coworker!!!!!! My condolence to the family and prayers!!!!!
Liz Brown
Keep rocking Jon. Let us hear your drumming from heaven. May God bless you. Until we meet again…
Jade Shears
Noj, You were my first friend and my big brother. How amazingly lucky I was to have you in my life. Miss you and love you forever… Squid
Dawn Korade
Jon, You were one in a million cousin. And the rolling of the monsoon skydrums will always make me think of you.
Linda
Cathy, although I’ve never met you and Jon I have enjoyed a FB friendship because of our love for the Arizona Cardinals, Arizona Diamondbacks and Phoenix Suns.
I cannot imagine the heartache you must feel everyday waking up without Jon. I am so sorry for your loss and you remain in my prayers. I wish there was something I could do or say to ease your pain.
Linda Dunn
John Leonard
Sharst,
Rocker, joker, amusement park fanatic. You were my best friend for the best years of my life. You will always be one of the four horsemen. Go jam with Vinnie, Dimebag, Cliff, and Wayne Static and keep the w*** warm until I get there brother. It shouldn’t be too much longer.
I will never forget the time we had together.
Brian Shears
Jon has been my brother my whole life. He been on this earth a lot longer than me. My earliest memory of Jon is his drum set. He wouldn’t let his little brothers touch it, but he let me sit there and listen to him play. He was so in love with that drum set. Through the years, he became exceptional at playing his favorite rock songs. I may not have made it to support him during his heart surgery 14 years ago due to army obligations that kept me so distant. But God said be there for this one recently. It was good he was so close and we could spend time together. I miss my brother. He will be missed by so many. Enjoy rocking it out with the angels .
Martelle
Jon, rock on. I will never hear a rock drum solo with out thinking of you. Go! Cardinals? Love you cousin.
Laura Farrell
My deepest condolences to your family on the loss of your husband, son, brother, and uncle Jon. I was one of Jade’s best friends growing up, and I remember Jon well. He was such a cool big brother. He took Jade and I to the horse track in California when I visited them there one summer when Jade and I were teenagers. He let us hang out with him and his friends all day, and he didn’t even treat us like the annoying teenage girls I’m sure we were. I know how much he will be missed. My heart is with you all. ❤️
Rudy Montaño
Jon, I met you in 2018 at Boulder Hills Station. We hit it off from day one. Where we shared alot of similar interests. Sports, Music, and also talked about one day jamming together in our band. Unfortunately I never had the honor to share the stage with you. It would of been an honor to have you hit them skins behind me live on stage. Whenever I hear thunder rumbling in the skies above. I will know that its you Jamming and drumming in the Heavens above. We will meet again someday and that someday we will Rock the Heavens together. You were an Amazing friend and will cherish that until we meet again. RIP BROTHER
Robert Johnson
Jon, you were a great friend to me while I was working at Boulder Hills post office in Phoenix! You were so funny, very sports minded and music minded(Played great drums) and really cared about people. Love you brother and miss you and I’ll see you again in heaven someday. Rest in peace my friend and brother. Robert Johnson