Jon Graham, 15, of Mount Calm, was carried home on the wings of angels on Friday, August 15, 2008. Memorial services will be 10 a.m., Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at Connally/Compton Funeral Directors Chapel with Pastor Steven Robert Schwarz officiating. Visitation with family and friends will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, August 19, at the funeral home.
Jon “Jonny” Graham was born in Memphis, Tennessee on Dec. 30, 1992 to Stephanie W. Graham. From the time he was 16 months old he lived with his maternal grandparents, John and Billie Graham, and his “Dohi”, Deann Graham. He started school early at the age of three, attending Mrs. Evans class at Spring Valley Elementary. He was home schooled up to the seventh grade, at which time he attended Mount Calm Middle School. He graduated this spring from the eighth grade. Jon said it was hard leaving “The Best Teachers in the World” ~ Mrs. Lane, Mrs. Nors, and Mrs. Lamb. (Thank all of you for doing all of the wonderful things you each did for him.) Jon had many wonderful life experiences for his young age. He helped Cru Films at Mary-Hardin Baylor. He helped his sister on some of her films. He wanted to be a director after college. He had just finished helping with a commercial at T.S.T.C. for the Web Design and Development Club the week of his death. He was lucky to be able to travel with Deann to many exciting places. He loved SXSW in Austin, and the comic conventions in Dallas. His favorite was AKON. He also loved acting out any chance he had . . . mimicking Jim Carrey, dinosaurs, and anything that would make his friends laugh! Jon loved to see people happy and he loved God and his family.
Thursday night he was so happy and cutting up as usual. He told all of us ‘goodnight’ and went to bed. During the night Jon started on his greatest adventure ever. We know how much he will be dearly missed because he was so special and always had a smile for everyone.
His mother, Stephanie Graham, preceded him in death.
Those left behind to cherish his memory are his grandparents, Billie and John Graham; Deann “Dohi” Graham; sister, Sadie Graham; brothers, Michael and Steven (S.J.) Graham; great-great grandmother, Evelyn (Mamaw) Dupre; great-grandparents, Lawton and Peggy Albin; Aunts and Uncles, Bobbie and Rick Griggs, Pat and Steve Schwarz, Becky and Dale Graham; and many cousins who will miss him too.
Honorary pallbearers are Ryan Uptmore, Dylan Peterson, Cody Jones, Samantha Cabrera. Kyla Macias, Megan Campbell, Kristen Thomas, Ben Clark, Kelsey Barett, Brianna Eddy, Zolon Wilkins, Brandon Amarc, Chance Cornelius, Lyndsey French, Vanessa Calk, Jasmine Moseley, Reese Hawkins, Alexis Salada, Lucas Lambert, Dyan Hollister, Daniel Kendrick, Robert Gallon, Ben Edger, David Marshall and countless teachers, friends and myspace friends.


Over 80 people attened his memorial service...

Jon you were loved by hundreds of people, you set out to change the world and you started in mt.calm you changed them and through them you will make the world a better place to live in.. you always were smiling.. i miss your smile, i miss your laught and our anime conversations and our punking people in the mall. I miss the good times when you me and dohi would just go out and hang in waco just because we could.... i miss our trips to hot topic... most of all i miss your hugs.... i wish i could hold you one last time.... t told you the day before you left us that i loved you...and i ment every word.. i'm sad we never got to go horse back riding... but at least i got to say i loved you..

My tribute songs to jon are
Heavens not enought by steve conte
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXnzHCjKIFc

And

Ariths theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1psnq7x9D94&feature=related

heaven's not enough
if when you get there..
just another blue
and heaven's not enough
you think you've found it
and it loses you

you've thought of all there is
but not enough
and it loses you in a cloud

"there" most everything is nothin'
that it seems
"where" you see the things you only wanna see

I'd fly away
to a higher plane
to say words I resist
to float away
to sigh
to breathe.... forget

and heaven's not enough
if when I'm there I don't remember you
and heaven does enough
you think you know it
and it uses you

I saw so many things
but like a dream
always losing me in a cloud

cause I couldn't cry
cause I turned away
couldn't see the score
didn't know the pain
of leaving yesterday really far behind
in another life
in another dream
by a different name
gave it all away
for a memory
and a quiet lie
and I felt the face
of a cold tonight
still don't know the score
but I know the pain
of leaving everything really far behind
and if I could cry
and if I could live what truth I did then take me there

Heaven goodbye