{"id":8268,"date":"2021-01-09T09:17:52","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T17:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.afm47.org\/press\/?p=8268"},"modified":"2021-02-09T09:20:53","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T17:20:53","slug":"final-note-jonathan-mako-sharkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/final-note-jonathan-mako-sharkey\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Note: Jonathan Mako Sharkey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Member. Keyboard <\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>7\/18\/1949 \u2013 12\/1\/2020 <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Mako Sharkey, 71, succumbed to brain cancer on December 1, 2020. He was a gifted keyboard player. While he held 16 album credits with other artists, he recorded two solo albums (\u201cVoyager,\u201d \u201cWest of Malibu\u201d) that feature original songs and a unique Dr. John-type singing voice.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In addition to his musical career, Jon was a long-serving elected official. Raised in Massachusetts \u2014 where politics, as a sport, ranks right behind the Red Sox \u2014 he came to elected office for all the right reasons. As a result, Jon served continuously on the City Council from 1994-2018, the second longest term in the history of Port Hueneme. His colleagues elected him as Mayor a whopping five times.<\/p>\n<p>A 1971 graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Jon loved New England sports, worldwide travel, and learning new skills. He took up flying and earned a pilot\u2019s license. He took acrobatic flying lessons, sprint car racing courses, and was certified as a stunt car driver. He could converse in multiple languages and possessed an encyclopedic knowledge of history.<\/p>\n<p>Most of all, Jon cherished his family. He is mourned by wife Beverly, son Nathan, stepsons Brendan and Trevor, grandsons Maxwell and Elliott. 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