Jon Wolfe

JON “J.P.” WOLFE   AGE: 57A graveside service will be held on Thursday, October 14, 2010 at 11:00 AM atLlano Cemetery.  Sheryl Brown, Chaplain of Racers for Christ will officiate.A Memorial Service will be held at a later date.  Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 South Georgia.  Jon was born in a Amarillo on August 7, 1953 to Leroy P. and Patsy D. Wolfe.  In 1971 he graduated from Tascosa High School.  In 1960, in the company of his uncles, Jon was there for the opening of the Amarillo Dragway.  That was the beginning of his way of life.  An avid fan of drag racing, Jon has been affiliated with Amarillo Dragway in some way from 1970 until he and Leah purchased it in February of this year.   A drag racer himself, he had won several NHRA awards and set some class records.  After twenty-five years of “dating” Jon and Leah were married on June 16, 2007 at First Christian Church.  When not at the track, Jon worked as a broadcast engineer for radio stations in Amarillo and the surrounding Panhandle area.  Although, taken from us too early, Jon was lucky enough to live his dream, surrounded by family and friends doing what he loved.Jon was preceded in death by his parents.He is survived by his wife, Leah; three aunts, Helene McFarland of Plainview, Reba Watson of Hereford and Wilma Bell of Amarillo; and family members and dear friends too numerous to mention. Memorials: A benefit account for Jon and Leah Wolfe has been established and donations can be made at any local Amarillo National Bank.

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