Jonn Scott Flath, born January 5th 1993
Our son passed away while doing what he loved most, training to become an officer in the United States Air Force at Loyola Marymount University. Jonn touched the lives of everyone who knew him, and his love and zest for life extended beyond his friends to those who only heard about him. For the Acton/Agua Dulce community, Jonn attended Agua Dulce Elementary for one year and then attended High Desert for 2 years before receiving an official transfer by the Los Angeles County Office of Education to the William S. Hart Unified School District where he then attended Rancho Pico Jr. High and graduated at the top of his class from West Ranch.
Jonn taught himself how to ride a bike at the age of 3 and at 5 years old was proficient at roller blading and roller hockey having also learned these skills on his own. At the age of 8, Jonn obtained a Black Belt in Shorinjiryu Karate in Santa Clarita and traveled as far as Montreal Canada for international tournaments. He loved sports and enjoyed playing on basketball teams, football teams and he spent his last 2 high school years on the West Ranch Varsity Volleyball team.
Jonn received a congressional nomination from Congressman McKeon to attend the United States Air Force Academy, however do to class size reduction, Jon was put on a wait list and subsequently not picked up. Taking a second approach to serve his country, Jonn enrolled at COC and the AFROTC program at Loyola Marymount University in Marina Del Rey.
Jonn was a regular runner and did not have any difficulties running a fast 3 mile run. Jonn's first run at LMU occured on 9/9/11 and resulted in Jonn feeling dizzy and having to stop his run at less than 1.5 miles. The run was very easy on a abandoned LA City owned paved road with a very slight decline. Jonn walked off the road, refusing to ride in a golf cart. His condition was attributed to either heat or de-hydration issues. One week later, Jonn ran a 3 mile run near our house with his brother-in-law Luis and Jonn did not show any signs of difficulties. Jonn also ran on the treadmill several times without any incident.
It was during Jonn's 2nd attempt to run at LMU on 9/23/11 when at the exact same location from two weeks earlier, Jonn experienced the identical symptons of dizziness and spots in his vision.This time, Jonn had to stop at the 1.25 mile mark and this is where Jonn's life slipped into our Lord's hands.
It was during Jonn's 2nd attempt to run at LMU on 9/23/11 when at the exact same location from two weeks earlier, Jonn experienced the identical symptons of dizziness and spots in his vision.This time, Jonn had to stop at the 1.25 mile mark and this is where Jonn's life slipped into our Lord's hands.
The testimonies of Jonn’s faith in his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ has reached countless numbers of people. The hundreds of friends from school, college, and AFROTC all talk about how much Jonn was humble, loving, caring and always willing to share his faith in Jesus, and the number of people impacted by his faith and love cannot be measured.
We love our son with an immeasurable amount and hope that those of you who knew him will know that Jonn is watching over everyone of us from this day forward. Jonn is survived by:
His parents Mark and Ana Flath (Agua Dulce),
His siblings:
- Paul and Suzie Crabtree (Hacienda Heights) and three nieces Marina, Sabrina and Maddison,
- Jeffery and Kristy Reid (Pasadena) and niece Mackenzie,
- Luis and Michelle Aguilar (Agua Dulce) and three nieces Micayla, Sophia and Mia
- His youngest sister Robyn Flath (Agua Dulce)
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