I worked with Jon for a long time. He joined the company 6 and a half years ago, but I had already been working with him for a lot longer than that. Even though we didn't really know each other or particularly even care to know more about the people behind the names in those days... We had been working together since the very beginnings of Stack Overflow, since those UserVoice days. Jon shaped these sites in innumerable ways, influenced more people than we can ever know.

Jon, you've been an inspiration to me. Your writing is invariably thoughtful and well-researched; you draw from a wealth of knowledge and a breadth of experience that I can only dream of one day obtaining. While others babble, you pause and reflect; when you speak, it is invariably to say something worth hearing. I looked forward to every meeting you were involved in; you enriched every conversation.

But what I will miss most is your patience and humility. Even in the face of chaos and overt disrespect, I have never known you to react in anger or to lash out. You are not one to let either pride nor fear get in the way of saying what needs to be said... Whether those words be many or none at all. I envy this, and wherever our respective paths take us next I aspire to continue learning from the example that you have set here, faithfully, for so many years.

Thank you Jon.

##Further reading: Please welcome Jon Ericson, Community Manager

I worked with Jon for a long time. He joined the company 6 and a half years ago, but I had already been working with him for a lot longer than that. Even though we didn't really know each other or particularly even care to know more about the people behind the names in those days... We had been working together since the very beginnings of Stack Overflow, since those UserVoice days. Jon shaped these sites in innumerable ways, influenced more people than we can ever know.

Jon, you've been an inspiration to me. Your writing is invariably thoughtful and well-researched; you draw from a wealth of knowledge and a breadth of experience that I can only dream of one day obtaining. While others babble, you pause and reflect; when you speak, it is invariably to say something worth hearing. I looked forward to every meeting you were involved in; you enriched every conversation.

But what I will miss most is your patience and humility. Even in the face of chaos and overt disrespect, I have never known you to react in anger or to lash out. You are not one to let either pride nor fear get in the way of saying what needs to be said... Whether those words be many or none at all. I envy this, and wherever our respective paths take us next I aspire to continue learning from the example that you have set here, faithfully, for so many years.

Thank you Jon.

Further reading: Please welcome Jon Ericson, Community Manager

I worked with Jon for a long time. He joined the company 6 and a half years ago, but I had already been working with him for a lot longer than that. Even though we didn't really know each other or particularly even care to know more about the people behind the names in those days... We had been working together since the very beginnings of Stack Overflow, since those UserVoice days. Jon shaped these sites in innumerable ways, influenced more people than we can ever know.

Jon, you've been an inspiration to me. Your writing is invariably thoughtful and well-researched; you draw from a wealth of knowledge and a breadth of experience that I can only dream of one day obtaining. While others babble, you pause and reflect; when you speak, it is invariably to say something worth hearing. I looked forward to every meeting you were involved in; you enriched every conversation.

But what I will miss most is your patience and humility. Even in the face of chaos and overt disrespect, I have never known you to react in anger or to lash out. You are not one to let either pride nor fear get in the way of saying what needs to be said... Whether those words be many or none at all. I envy this, and wherever our respective paths take us next I aspire to continue learning from the example that you have set here, faithfully, for so many years.

Thank you Jon.

I worked with Jon for a long time. He joined the company 6 and a half years ago, but I had already been working with him for a lot longer than that. Even though we didn't really know each other or particularly even care to know more about the people behind the names in those days... We had been working together since the very beginnings of Stack Overflow, since those UserVoice days. Jon shaped these sites in innumerable ways, influenced more people than we can ever know.

Jon, you've been an inspiration to me. Your writing is invariably thoughtful and well-researched; you draw from a wealth of knowledge and a breadth of experience that I can only dream of one day obtaining. While others babble, you pause and reflect; when you speak, it is invariably to say something worth hearing. I looked forward to every meeting you were involved in; you enriched every conversation.

But what I will miss most is your patience and humility. Even in the face of chaos and overt disrespect, I have never known you to react in anger or to lash out. You are not one to let either pride nor fear get in the way of saying what needs to be said... Whether those words be many or none at all. I envy this, and wherever our respective paths take us next I aspire to continue learning from the example that you have set here, faithfully, for so many years.

Thank you Jon.

##Further reading: Please welcome Jon Ericson, Community Manager