Members of Black Tusk will be holding a public memorial this coming weekend for their late bassist Jonathan Athon. Athon lost his life last weekend as the result of injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident. The gathering will be held in the bands native Savannah, GA with the following details offered:
“We will be gathering from 4-8pm this Saturday, Nov. 15th in Franklin Square (across from Vinnies and Ghosttown Tattoo) to remember Athon. This is for fans and family and friends and anyone who ever crossed paths with Athon or shared a conversation with him. Ghosttown will be doing memorial tattoos during this time period, with proceeds going to offset medical costs.
Afterwards at 8pm, close friends and Family will gather at the Jinx for a private memorial. After a few hours, we will open the Jinx to the public. A memorial fund is being set up, with donations going to help pay for the ongoing medical costs for Emily Boutwell, Jason Statts and Keith Kozel, as all of Athons medical expenses have already been taken care of. More information about that when it becomes available.”
“Thanks to everyone for your support over the past few days, it is inspiring to see the breadth of Athon’s impact on this world. We are now in the process of putting together a pictoral memorial of Athon and his many accomplishments- and would like your help. Some of the photos that have been shared so far will be used, but we would like to get many more.
If you would like to share some of your memories of Athon – not just him, but also things he’s built or projects he’s worked on – please pick no more than 5 of your favorite photos, and send them to [email protected]. We are aiming to have this done by Saturday, and would like to get as many submissions as possible by 8am on Saturday morning. We will post a link to the collection once we get it up. Thanks again for all of you thoughts—“
