Jon Dough

condolences to his family :(

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Dan

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May you rest in peace, hopefully you can find that which you may not have found in life.

Condolences to the family.

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He had SO many friends, so many people who loved him and would have done anything for him. Yet somehow, it still wasn't enough.
Those of us who were lucky enough to have known him closely... well, we unfortunately probably aren't surprised by this. He was the troubling combination of being a great friend and a great loner at the same time. You could always tell that there was so much troubling him under the surface, yet no matter how much you'd want to help, it was never something that was meant to happen.

Jon, wherever he is, I hope he knows that we always loved him and always will.
My most sincere best wishes to Monique and their daughter.

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He sure did his job well and was a pretty good Director also!

Jon, thanks for all you gave to this industry and RIP.

Den

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"Vegetarianism for me is about saying ‘yes’ to things - even meat." - Coupling

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He was always an amazing guy though he did have some demons like everyone does that seemingly controlled his mental stability from time to time. He was always a class act though and never went over the cliff until the stress overcame him.

RIP

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I will say a pray for his family.

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R.I.P.

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Chet bro, you were nothing but golden to me, and I know you loved your little girl and your lady. God love you Chet, Im gonna miss you, ~ T. Von Swine

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You know there were a LOT of people willing to help...but you just wouldn't let us.

May you find the peace that eluded you here.

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RIP Jon

"The universe is hostile, So impersonal. Devour to survive." - Tool

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Edited by - tritone on 8/29/2006 12:18:02 PM

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even though i didn´t know him personally ... my own experiences with depression and things like that have shown that most people are not looking for somebody to talk to. Maybe in the beginning ... but when things get worse (at least that´s what IMHO most people think) one usually talks to "himself/herself" . Too often the mind does "the talking" and the situation doesn´t get better from this. Of course i don´t know what happened that made him take that step ... but "outsiders" will never "understand" a step like this. A lot of people may have thought about suicide more than others and i envy anybody who has not. There are a "gazillion" reasons to do it ... but ... if you have a wife and a kid (and you are not having troubles with them) these "2 reasons" should be enough not to do it. I liked his performance almost every time ... especially when he came ( 6 to 8 shots of cum were the norm)

R.I.P

Cube

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Death is always a great reality check and it puts everything into its proper perpsective, especially this kind of death. What we think is important is really not.

There is no dignity in mortality.

I remember meeting Chet at an AA Meeting a couple years back with Jake Malone and Marianne Walters. I noticed a pain in his eyes, one that I'm well acquainted with.

My deepest regret was that I didn't reach out and try to help, even though my only acquaintance with him was through my friend Brian.

I was somewhat inimidated as, although I never dircted him in a scene and, again, never really knew him, he always struck me as being larger than life, a TRUE legend.

I also met his wife Monique at one of those AA meetings and she was so nice and, from my perspective, loved Chet very much.

When something like this happens, it really makes one think about the industry, how someone, so full of hope and talent-- a true pioneer and influence for so many years--is left penniless, sad, with a young child, a STAR who made hundreds of thousands of dollars for those he worked for, but allowed himself to succumnb to this tortuous place, from which there is no turning back.

We, like in all professions, sometimes get so caught up in our day to day melodramsa, we have this tendency to remove ourselves from the bigger picture--that of humanity, appreciation, and kindness.

Some we work for look at their inability at being able to buy their next Mercedes as being more important than reaching out a helping hand to those in need.

But how many Mercedes' do you need to get from Point A to Point B? Or for that matter, to prove your self-worth?

On some level, that is really what is wrong with this society and why man is so far away from ever even remotely touching that spirtual selflessness that somehow must be the reason we are all here.

It also makes me realize what a disease alcoholism and drug addiction are. We think they are our friends, but in truth they are our worst enemies, chipping away at our minds, bodies, and spirits, until we no longer can see the forest from the trees, until our sorrow defeats us and we surrender to our persecutors.

Monique, I am far from a rich man, but I will do everything in my power to help you financially. It's the least I can do in tribute to a man who gave so much to this business, to his friends, and to this world.

Money is nothing, merely an artificial status symbol, paper from a tree...but the beauty of love and compassion is worth more than all the gold in Fort Knox.

Perhaps we all should re-think our priorities, establish a fund for all those in this business in need, and sometimes, instead of wondering how many units we may sell or how many awards we may win, remember that that human being sitting next to us is equally as valid you or I, regardless of his/her failings or imperfections... And, truth be told, the more those imperfections or failings may be, the more we should wrap our arms around them.

RIP, Chet. I hope you're in a better place. And only wish we could have done more to help you.

Sincerely,
Thomas Zupko

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I only met Jon at the ADT party two years ago. But my impression was that he was one of the good guys. I know that he will be missed.

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No Beer, No TV, Make Homer Go Crazy!

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