BOMBER MEMORIAL

JON WRAY McKNIGHT ~ Class of 1966
February 4, 1948 - October **, 2022



Jon Wray McKnight was born on February 4, 1948, in Iowa to John Robert McKnight and Beulah B. McKnight. He passed away at the age of 74 in Skagway, Alaska in October 2022.

His family moved to the Prosser area in 1951 and later in 1959 moved to the Benton City and Tri-Cities area. His dad worked for the Hanford project for several years and later for the Richland School District as a custodian until his retirement.

Jon attended Chief Jo Junior High School and graduated with the Class of 1966 from Richland's Columbia High School.

He had three siblings: Jim McKnight, Beverly King and Janet Mokler.

Jon married Marilyn E. Moore in Kennewick, WA on July 17, 1968. To this union, a son was born.

He married Pamela Louise Mills in Richland, WA on May 6, 1988, when he was 40 years old. To this union, a son was born.

Jon is preceded in death by his father who passed away at the age of 79 in Ellensburg, WA on November 25, 1988; by his mother who passed away at the age of 79 in Grandview, WA on December 26, 1992; by his brother, Robert James "Jim" McKnight, who passed away at the age of 43 in Richland on February 29, 1996; and by his wife who passed away at the age of 63 in Portland, OR on August 28, 2015.

Bomber Memorial put together by Shirley COLLINGS Haskins ('66).