More detail on this person: Benjamin Johnson
Bond, always called "BJ" after his namesake
grandfather Dr. BJ Bond, succumbed to lymphoma
July 29, 2015 at the age of 68. BJ, a native of
Tallahassee, was an angler and sportsman who
enjoyed golf in his later years. He was a 1964
graduate of Leon High School, where he was a
member of the swim team. BJ went on to graduate
from FSU where he was a member of Delta Tau
Delta, as well as the ROTC. He served in the US
Army as a helicopter pilot from 1969 through 1971,
completing a tour in Vietnam where he was
awarded The Distinguished Flying Cross and
Bronze Star Medal. Following his discharge BJ
enjoyed a career as a corporate pilot, and his
lifetime of travels took him to countless
countries and every continent save Antarctica. BJ
leaves behind his co-pilot(wife) of 34 years Anne
and his two wing-men(sons) John Trevor Bond and
his wife Mary Margaret Fernandez, and Colin Wallis
Bond; his sister Letitia Bond Bevis and husband
Bert, and brother Patrick Bond and wife Connie, of
Tallahassee; sisters-in-law Linda Groves and
husband Ken, of Brisbane Australia and Sally
Blignaut of Roswell GA; beloved nieces and
nephews Laura Sale, Drake Faircloth, Teri Miller,
Lewis and Elliot Bond, and Logan Blignaut, and his
companion and hunting buddy, Ammo. He was
predeceased by his brother John Johnston Bond
and his mother and father John Johnston and
Dorothy Bond. The Memorial Service will be held
Saturday August 1st at Blessed Sacrament Church
at 10:00am.
Kindly make any donations to the charity of your
choice . Susie Mozolic of Bevis Funeral Home is
assisting the family with their arrangements.
(www.bevisfh. 850-385-2193)
Published in Tallahassee Democrat on July 31,
2015
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