I messaged his niece on facebook. This is her response:


"Hi Kevin, that was my Uncle John. He became ill and passed about a month ago. Thank you for reaching out. I was just looking at some of his songbird photos yesterday. So very talented. If you would like to reach out to my parent's you can find my mother, Susan Weber. They would love to hear from you!"

What? No...…….

Very sorry to hear

Sad news indeed.

wow,my day just became dark.R.I.P.my great computer friend.you touched us all at one time or another with your abilities.i have a tear in my eye.

Sad to hear for sure!

Very sorry to hear that. He was a most interesting fellow.

Man you just never know.

That is very sad news. I loved his photos and have been missing his post. RIP Jonathon.

I enjoyed his posts. Please send our condolences to his neice.

I'm with pcr... This just put a big damper on my day.

RIP Jonathan.

Mike

Oh no......Ive been thinking of him for a while now....I have enjoyed his stunning photos from the first day I became a member of the Tribe.

I was afraid his health was failing when he stopped posting his photos.

Your history serving on submarines in the military , as a biologist , working with Cornell U ...a trapper, will forever be with all those who benefitted from your knowledge. I am so glad I had the chance to meet you years ago at the PA NTA . Because of you, is where I got my signature to friends, " See you on the surface"........

We of the Tman Tribe who knew you, will miss you, Jonathan.

Thank you , Kevin , for finding out and letting us all know...

Really enjoyed his posts. He is missed.

Oh, no, sure gonna miss him and his posts on here. I was just wondering about him the other day and was going to post something myself. Sincere condolences to his family.

Rest well Jonathan

rest in peace brother

Gone under, but not forgotten. Wishing you blue birds Jonathan. Awesome photos and a true lover of nature.

I'ts amazing that you can have had a friend in someone you have never actually met.

I had, literally, just done a Google search of our old Cyber-Pal Jonathan. I was returning to post a thread telling that he was gone. Sad day for Tman folks, he sure brightened things up for us.

So much beauty and peace seen by his eyes, recorded for us in his pictures.
I am very sad.

Osky

His photo's were like no others. Gone but not forgotten. Tut

Sorry to hear this bad news.

Saddens my heart. He had a great talent.

https://obituaries.lockportjournal.com/obituary/john-jonathan-weber-1077797120

Found a link to his obituary . Going to miss his pictures they were amazing.

Oh no...very sad. He will be missed for sure.

Rest in peace. I always made it a point to look at his posts. His butterfly and bird pictures where always a bright spot in my day. He will be missed.

RIP Jonathan, going to miss your posts and pictures. Condolences to the family.

Wow, so sad to hear. I will miss your creative excellence, sir. An outstanding photographer. A rainy day just got grayer, but I will remember the colors you brought us.

Joe Goodman

He struck me as a kind, gentle and thoughtful man. And very interesting. Farewell, Jonathan.

Very sad news, He was a classy gentlemen. RIP Jonathan.

Very sorry to hear about Jonathan. Really enjoyed his photos.

Rest in peace my friend

Thanks Jonathan for the bright spots you added.

His photo's were always a bright spot here! A wealth of knowledge when birds were involved. He will be missed by many!

That's too bad.

Very very sad news indeed. Such a joy to view his photos on this forum. Seemed to me that he was the type of man who could find beauty and joy in the smallest of things.
Rest in Peace Jonathan. You will be missed.

Wow, that IS so sad. I will miss that guy and his professional photography skills. RIP Jonathon.

Sorry to here, a great loss to his family and friends and the Trapperman Community.

Very sad news today. Jonathan will be missed.

Very sad,may God bless his soul. I will miss all his great photos.

What a shame, as Jonathan was one of the main reasons why I joined this forum, as I loved his nature pictures and his perspective on life.
Jonathan was a very special unique individual who will be missed by all but shall live on forever though his art, and though the memories of those who knew him.
Thoughts Prayers Love and Hugs.

Sad to hear. Jonathan, you were my hero on Tman. God bless.

May the Good Lord welcome Jonathon with a warm embrace! Thanks for all that you brought to this forum....

Chris

He will be missed.

Dang , I was afraid something must have happened. Seemed like a man of few words but full of wisdom.

RIP , Birdman

Only being here a short time myself, I had just run into his posts and pictures. His posts were of great interest to me as we shared very similar interests. I suspect I know what great lengths he went to in order to make some of those great captures. I feel a loss at not getting to know him better.
Jonothon: May you capture that perfect beauty that eludes us all.

Jonathan's passing is a huge loss for out Trapperman community.

You can see much of Jonathan's lifes work of pictures and videos of wildlife at:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/86332012@N00/

There are 88 pages of his excellent art photography and videos. Hopefully his website will stay up forever.

Keith

Very sad news...As others have stated, his photos were works of art...

As others have said, this is a great loss to the Tman community. His posts were thought-provoking, interesting and entertaining. And his pictures were excellent. I always clicked on a post when Jonathon was the author.

Thanks for posting his obituary Tommie.

May he rest in peace and I agree, he took the kind of photos of never tore of looking at!

His photos will be memories that last a life time. Rest now our friend. May the good lord shine down on his family and his friends.

Ben

This is very bad news. Guess you never know when it's time up.

No man is an island,
Entire of itself,
Every man is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less.
As well as if a promontory were.
As well as if a manor of thy friend's
Or of thine own were:
Any man's death diminishes me,
Because I am involved in mankind,
And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls;
It tolls for thee.
John Donne

will be missed rest in peace

Sorry to hear of his passing, his pictures were awesome.

Sad news indeed, I always enjoyed his talent with the camera. Rest in peace !

Man that's so sad. He'll be missed

Very sad news!

Always enjoyed talking with Jonathan and his pics were awesome. RIP.

Jonathan had some roots is Wisconsin he talked about.

His pictures were a reflection of a very thoughtful, intelligent, and nature-bound person. He enriched all of our T-Man lives through sharing his art and appreciation of nature. I will miss him but I would also bet he is crouched down in a brushy thicket with birds of all kinds fluttering around and picking seeds from his hands...with a big smile on his face.

Hope to meet you on the other side some time Jonathan!

Moosetrot

He was an asset to this forum .Very knowledgeable and always willing to share ..it with others A sad loss but a bright example of how we all can make each other lives a little better

RIP Jonathan

You already are missed by many.

OMG! Just read this-that just sucks! R.I.P. Jonathon! Such a talented photographer!!!

Sending prayers to his family and to his second family here on TMan.
I always was in awe of how dialed in he was with his camera and nature.
His photographs and his world seen through the lens of his camera will be missed as will he.
Thank you for the memories, Jonathan.

What a loss! RIP, Jonathan.

Jim

Godspeed

Well said.

Sad news for sure!

This news saddens me. I never had the pleasure of meeting Jonathan, but it sure seemed like I knew him. Godspeed Sir. Go rest high on that mountain.

wow.....hurts to hear this news. He was one to touch many hearts and minds. Rest well Sir.

Yep..His photos are simply amazing with all the detail he could possibly capture in every shot..I don't think there was a feathered bird in North America that he hasn't seen..In fact I have been doing more bird and raptor watching than I ever have before..THANK YOU JONATHAN....

He was always kind, thoughtful, knowledgeable and shared great pictures.

He will be missed.

He saw beauty and shared it with all of us! He will be greatly missed!

Sorry to hear!

My condolences to all his friends and family.

Dang, sad to hear this, rest in pease Jonathan!

we lost a true gentleman

Prayers for the family and friends.
Always enjoyed his post and pics.


Donnie

Rest in peace

Wow I didn't know this, he was a great photographer! RIP Jonathon

Wow, the world and TM has lost a true gentleman. My condolences to the family and RIP Jonathan, we will miss you.

I've been around this forum off-and-on for nearly 10 years. I always liked checking out his pictures. He'll be missed.

That’s to bad, Rest In Peace Jonathan

I've made an archive page where his pictures and comments will be preserved - https://trapperman.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/forums/47/1/in-memory-of-jonathan-weber

I have a lot more of his posts to move there yet. It's not complete.

Thanks Paul...

Thank you, Mr Paul, for doing this. I've thought of this all day...as his info in sheer abundance is so valuable , from all the pages already saved in the archives, to where his posts started in '17 to recently.

There is so much of his life there in rich treasures.

It is a mighty thing indeed that his memories and mind are so preserved in this forum.

Life through the eyes of the artist, in full right brain usage, as he loved describing it.

Gather them all up as precious gems , Mr Paul. Thank you.

That's awesome Paul! Thank you

This is really sad to me. I so looked forward to seeing his posts and regret the times I scrolled by them because I was in a hurry. Jonathon's heart was as great as his photography. I know all will miss him.

The tribute page is a great idea Paul. Thanks.

Very sad news. RIP

Heavy heart here. RIP Jonathan. Thanks Paul I always loved his pics!

Oh no ! So sorry to hear of this .

Rest in Peace, Jonathan

Terrible, what a loss to this community, his family and loved ones.
RIP

Sorry to hear this, he will be missed.

Thanks bossman Paul!
It says something of a man when it gets to be multiple pages of kind thoughts from people who mostly never physically met him missing his communications. I first "met" Jonathan over on Wild About Trapping, although he didn't share much of his photography on that site. I've certainly enjoyed his posts and his art on Tman.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-2
Revelation 21:4

So sad! Rest in Peace Jonathan...

I physically met Jonathon before I ever got to know him on here. Way back in 2004 I still lived in NY and had posted some traps for sale on the NY trappers forum. He replied and I found out he had just moved to the next town over from me from WI. He came to my house and bought all of my muskrat sized traps I had for sale. After that, I got to know him much better through his posts on here, although I never saw in him person again after that first day.

Well another chapter is complete in the cycle of life.
Guess that meeting him ain't on the bucket list anymore..
Wonder when the posting were slowing down what was happening....going to miss all those PM's of what's this bird
It was always guaranteed he would ask when no bird book was around to look up references.
Thanks Paul for pulling things together.

I'm also going to miss him...I really enjoyed what he called his ( late night ramblings ). Thank you Jonathan for what you've shared with us

Well that just sucks.
After reading all of the kind words in this thread, and thinking about the fond memories of his upbeat posts, it is starting to get easier to accept his leaving us.
I never met him, nor ever posted on any of his threads, but I always sat up straight in my chair when I saw one of his threads pop up. I always knew that it was going to be a good one.
He knew a lot about birds, but never came of as a know-it-all. The truest of gentlemen.
What a great idea of Paul to create an archive page of his posts.
THANK YOU!

Rest in peace Jonothon

Sorry to hear this sad news.Jonathan seemed like such a nice person,I loved looking at his pictures on here,he was a great photographer,the detail and colours were amazing in his bird photos.
God Bless.

So Very Nice!!! Thanks

RIP Jonathan

Rest in peace Jonathan

A sad day indeed.

The best thing you can say about him in he was a good man.

So sad to hear this about Jonathan.

Paul An archive page is a great idea .I am sure I will check it out

He know how to take the photos of the birds like he had.I always wonder what happened to him. Sad to see him go, but he is at peace now .

I just started checking out his work, it's simply awesome.

So I will enjoy what you folks have pointed me towards and pass along a simple and heartfelt condolence to all affected.

I did not know him until now since I just joined the forum a short while ago. My loss but thank you for the links to his work.

"Cattle die, kinsmen die; the self must also die. I know one thing which never dies: the reputation of each dead man"

RIP

Condolences.
Rip.Jonathan you will be missed by all .
Godbless.

RIP Jonathan. Won't be the same place without your photos.

Always enjoyed looking at his pictures. Godspeed.

RIP Jonathan

RIP Jonathan, your work will live on, for all to enjoy!

Sad news for sure. A kind and gentle man who has had a great influence here among all. God bless and thank you Sir for your share.

Rest in peace Jonathan. He was our Wilson and will be greatly missed. He had a wealth of knowledge and was always ready to share.

Well done Paul

He shared a level of knowledge and excellence with this forum that is truly a treasure.
To preserve and share his love for nature and animals thru a camera lens, is testament to his legacy.

Rest In Peace.

"Jonathon"

I don't even know what to say. I will miss him. We all will. So sorry to hear this. Rest in peace my friend.

Rest In Peace Jonathan. God Bless.

RIP Johnathan.

I like everyone else here certainly enjoyed each and every picture and post of his I think of him every time I see a bird we don't normally get in this part of Montana today it was a pair of blue jays at the bird feeder here at the house.
As I mentioned in the other post Jonathan's pictures helped me keep my mind occupied during chemo treatments and for that I'm going to be eternally grateful .
Rest in peace !
Allan