OBITUARY

Bryce Jones, 39 years old of Mukilteo, Washington passed away on 3/17/14 at Harborview Hospital in  Seattle, Washington 

There will be a Celebration of Bryce’s Life at  Edmonds Yacht Club on April 13, 2014 from 12 noon to 3:00pm. 

Bryce  was born in Seattle, Washington to Rodney and Lorraine Jones on February 4, 1975.

He went to high school at Redmond High School and graduated in 1996  He worked as a mail clerk for King County Assessor Office for 5 years He enjoyed bowling, gardening and art of all types. He received various awards during his life including recognition for his work at various volunteer jobs, as well as an award for outstanding work at the Assessor’s office. 

Bryce is preceded in death by his Brother, Rigel Jones.   Also, by Grandmother, Edna Jones, and Uncle, David Jones. 

Bryce is survived by his Parents, Rodney and Lorraine Jones of Mukilteo, niece, Jeramie Miller,  brother and sister-in-law, Mathew Jones and Jennifer Gum, as well as their 3 children, Dominic, Olivia and Carter. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Reason to Hope,Hydrocephalus Association · 4340 East West Highway, Suite 905 Bethesda, MD 20814  include a note,in memory of Bryce Jones.  A local donation opportunity is All Aboard Arts program for disabled people), P.O.Box 5281, Everett, WA  98206 again include a note in memory of Bryce Jones 

Condolences may be left in Bryce’s  online guestbook at www.forevermissed.com.  We would appreciate any stories or photos of Bryce that you are willing to share on the site. 

The family wishes to extend their gratitude to Harborview NeuroICU, physicians and nurses for the excellent care they provided to Bryce.  We also would like to thank all of our neighbors and close friends for their offers of help, and the support they have given us in this very sorrowful time. 

Bryce was a very special person, who had survived unbelievable odds, in order to stay alive until to his 39th birthday.  He was our hero, our grounding force.  We love him and miss him terribly.   

“Grief forces you to see: Who matters, Who never did. Who won’t anymore… And who always will.”

Bryce loved the Seahawks.  He had all the shirts, hats, sweatshirts, pennants, banners, cups that he could afford!  We went to a local store to buy some snacks for the SuperBowl, and he wanted a NEW shirt for the game.  After all, you cannot wear a "used" shirt to watch the game on TV!  However, all we could find was childrens sizes.  He was so disappointed.  As we traveled through the store, a roving clerk asked if we were finding everything.  Before I could answer, Bryce spoke.  He said Ya, he could NOT find a Seahawks shirt in his size!  She said I am sorry, and disappeard.  About 10 minutes later, she found us in the store, and she was carrying an adult Seahawks shirt in Bryce's size.  He was so excited.  So, he was appropriately dressed for the big game.  Bryce had that kind of an affect on people.

Bryce entered Providence Hospital Everett on February 3 with suspicion of VP shunt infection.  The shunt was removed from his head, and he was started on IV antibiotics.  The pressure in his head without the shunt was monitored for several days, and he came home for several days, also on antibiotics.  After completion of the antibiotics, he returned to his group home on a Tuesday.  We received a phone call at 1:30 am Saturday, March 1.  Rod took him back to Providence, and this time they found that there was an infection in his cerebral spinal fluid.  Again, they started him on antibiotics for a different bacteria.  By Thursday, the course of his illness was not improving, so we transfered him to Harborview NeuroICU.  They found an additional bacteria, one that was bad, and difficult to treat.  By the following Wednesday, Bryce had become out of his mind, and with additional tests, they found that he had Ventriculitis, which is an infection of the interior cavities of the brain.  They also found that the infection was very severe.  By Thursday, he was no longer responding, and had involuntary movements of his extremities, that indicated additional brain issues.  They did an EEG, which showed massive seizures.  When trying to give medicines for the seizures, his breathing became so troubled that they had to put him on the breathing machine. An additional imaging showed increased brain damage.   He remained on the machine until Monday, March 17 when we removed him from the machine.  He died with Rod, Matt, TJ, Jackie and I present.