I hope that you and Allen are waiting for me on this Sunny shores of paradise. Until then, I will miss you
This memorial website was created in the memory of our loved one, Jonathan Bartholomew who was born on April 28, 1975 and passed away on July 25, 2010. We will remember him forever.
Dear Friends,
After a lifelong battle with depression and personal struggle, my brother Jonathan (Jon) Bartholomew passed away on July 25, 2010. He chose to take his own life. I have set up this site to honor his memory and to allow those people that knew him to leave a tribute, share a personal story, or simply remember him and say a prayer.
May the beautiful memories of Jon burn bright in our hearts and remain with us forever.
With much love,
Noelle Bartholomew
Tributes
Leave a tributeI hope that you and Allen are waiting for me on this Sunny shores of paradise. Until then, I will miss you
It's so hard to believe that this was what fate had in mind for us. How quickly somebody can disappear for our lives. That you time could be cut so short and then not even three years later Allen's also . I would ask God why but I'm sure not even he could answer that question. I am glad for all the happy memories I can recall . Yet they are bitter Sweet because you no longer here and we're no longer kids if only we could go back and do it all over again. Who know maybe when I reach the sunny shores of Paradise we can. It's going to be a long time but eventually we will meet again.
All my love to my dear son,
Mom
Tina
My son John came to visit and we looked through photo albums. I didn't realize how many photos we had of you and Noelle. What a wonderful smile!! Blessings
Judy
Judy
You would have been 38 yo today. Time goes by but the sadness and pain are still there, and always will be. When I talk to my friends about you I tell them that God is giving you the help now that you wouldn't accept when you were here on Earth. All that really matters is that you are happy and at peace. Love you, sweetheart, Mom
It has been 2 years since you left us. Two years with too many questions and not enough answers, but knowing that you are happy and at peace means everything to me and to all of us who loved you.
Much love, my dearest son,
Mom
God Bless
Judy
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Lead us from falsehood to truth
darkness to light
death to immortality
I will always love you, your pain came through as aggression and hate and yet, the son I loved was crying out like a ship in a heavy fog, I could hear you, but never could reach you
You would have been 37 today, You didn't make this milestone on Earth, but in Heaven you are laughing and joking about it, happy in mind and spirit. That is all that matters, my dear son.
So much love from Mom
Give jeffrey a kiss tell him how much i miss him although he's probly the first person you looked for and tell pa i think of him often. Funny how everyday life bring floods of memories of day gone by better time
Love
Kim <3
Happy 36th birthday, my dear son in Heaven. God is helping you now as you couldn't be helped on this Earth. I love you as we all do, and always will. Love you, Mom
I just talked to your sister, this year we know where you are and that your not somewhere sufering from drug use or locked in a far away jail cell. I will always cherish the "good times".
happy birthday i think of you often.At easter we reminised of the last easter we had as a family when joey was 5 you found the egg which held $5 when u saw how sad joey was you handed it to him and told him to share with kim
Thinking of you and loving you forever - Jessie
you are not forgotten just deeply missed
I know you are at peace and I think of that all the time
xoxo
I love you angel xoxo
You always had a soft spot for animals, little kids and the underdog. The Bybee kids absolutely mauled you and you loved every minute of it.
The first time you came down here to visit me in TN. we went to a neighbor's house to pick up a large doghouse that had been given to me. It started to rain, with thunder and lightning, and there we were, soaking wet and laughing, trying to lift this monstrous very heavy doghouse into the back of my truck to no avail! Doghouse 1, us 0.
You were always impulsive and did your own thing, but were always LOVED, no matter what, dear Jonathan. I was so proud of you being a self taught chef, and bragged to many people about you and your talent.
I went to a few of my neighbors to give them the sad news, and Susan (Ward) said that God is helping you now, giving you the help that you needed but wouldn't get while you were alive. You are at peace now, and that is ALL that matters, dear. Go fishing with Pop-Pop and enjoy Heaven, as you didn't always enjoy life here on Earth.
Love you ALWAYS,
Mom
XOXO
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I hope that you and Allen are waiting for me on this Sunny shores of paradise. Until then, I will miss you
There have been so many times I have thought about you over the years. Always asking Noelle how you are doing, hoping you had found some peace and happiness in life. You are one of the most talented people I have ever met. Your food was off the hook. I was always amazed and intrigued and impressed with how adaptable you were in life. You could just go any where and do anything as if you had done it 100 times before. You always found a way to fit in. Always made do in any situation and this was something that we had in common. You didn't really fear anything and nothing ever stopped you from doing what you wanted.
Your smile and laugh were infectious. You always had something nice to say. You saw me for exactly who I was inside and I saw you in the same way.
I have so many memories of you but what I remember and Cherish most are the days long DEEP conversations we would always have about life in general. One of the things I loved most about you is how, for a guy, you had no problems talking about your feelings...to me anyway. So tough on the outside but so very soft on the inside. Caring, compassionate and loyal!
I can't lie though, some of the memories I have of you haunt me to this day. I can never forget years ago when you tried to take your life. I remember pretty much every word you said to me that night and I just knew that you were in deep trouble. I knew it was a cry for help! I will never forget the sound of your voice, the desperation and the sadness. You called me though, you called ME, not to say good bye like you told me, but because you knew I would know. You knew I would come to you and that I did. I only wish I could have helped you more. Helped you in a way that could have maybe prevented this from happening. I have seen you in some dark times and I hated every moment for you. I knew you did not deserve to feel the way that you did. Rest in peace my friend!
Noelle- My own Brother Lenny suffers from depression and is at this very moment in treatment. He has been begging for help. He does not want to suffer any longer but he gets turned away constantly because he has not tried to hurt himself yet. Sad! The fact that you are doing something to bring awareness is really awesome. I am so sorry for your loss.
my mom is right, it did mean the world to me. i always held that time in my heart so special, that and when you used to come and grab a dog biscute and eat it, how me and joey used to laugh, but secretly we wanted to do the same thing. i still remember that day we went fishing, and you walked me down the street on your shoulders and to the pond at the neighbors house and tried fishing there...and then throwing some bread in the water. it was so nice to be able to spend that time with you. i wish we could have had more time to spend like that, then and now. you always had a big heart, i never heard a bad word said about you, but you stood your ground against scott, which made me so proud. i never thought i would know anyone who had the guts to do that. but then again you would do anything to protect the people you love. and i am sorry i never got to talk to you that much. when you called me from New Orlenes, i so wanted to go and visit, i always wished i had.
Jonathan i love you and miss you . you are by far one of the nicest people i have met, and have, by far one of the biggest hearts.
sadly missed
i will always remember Jonathan as the funny silly little brother who was forever smiling all the good time we shared growing up trips to Vermont with the flying pennies,the crazy ideas we would concoct the free for all fights in the car when we would hear those famous words you four wait here we will only be a minute so many memories i not sure what happened i wish you had called i would of done all i could to help you you were there for me when i needed you when Jeffery died gave me a shoulder to lean on you didn't have to come to the hospital that night at 2:00 am but you did and you stay till he left this world and showed me that you had a heart of gold .
there are so many things i remember from growing up it not many little brothers who would let his sisters dress him like a girl ( you sure looked cute) you certainly were a trouble maker but you had a good heart and even though your time with Kimberly and joey was short they will never forget you Kimberly still talks about the time you put her on your shoulders and took her fishing she really looked up to you bet you never thought you would here that one sometimes the smallest of our actions effect people life's in a big way that simple fishing trip meant the world to Kim.
i always saw the good in you even though you tried to hide it last time we talked i told you after all you have been through and are still alive God must have a great plan in store for you maybe its meant to happen from the other side.
miss you
Tina