<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">For those who received a message earlier as a document attachment and could not open it I have an embedded the message in email directly so you can have it this way if you need. Sorry For those who received a message earlier as a document attachment and could not open it I have an embedded the message in email directly so you can have it this way if you need. Sorry about the confusion.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <span class="s2" style="line-height: 26.4px; font-size: 22px; font-family: Arial;">Celebration of Life</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 26.4px; font-size: 22px; font-family: Arial;"> for John A. Batron</span><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.6px; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.6px; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 26.4px; font-size: 22px; font-family: Arial;">John A. Batron (78) passed away peacefully on January 16, 2025. </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 26.4px; font-size: 22px; font-family: Arial;">John was born August 11, 1946 in Calais, Maine. He</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 26.4px; font-size: 22px; font-family: Arial;"> was preceded in death by his wife of 48 years, Amelia</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 26.4px; font-size: 22px; font-family: Arial;">, who passed away </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 26.4px; font-size: 22px; font-family: Arial;">in 2015. The two of them had been childhood neighbors, high school sweethearts and are now reunited. John was passionate about issues concerning the blind, as well as his family. John wrote several books that were published in both print & Braille, including: “I am a Crayon”, “The Yellow Pumpkin”, Wee Willy Wiggle Worn” and “Emma Jean and the Robot”. </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.6px; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 26.4px; font-size: 22px; font-family: Arial;">John is survived by his two sisters: Janice from Maine and Sally from South Carolina, his son, Brent, daughter-in-law, Ena and 5 grandchildren, Gavin, Sienna, Olivia, Noah and Roman, all of Colorado. </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 26.4px; font-size: 22px; font-family: Arial;">There will be a </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 26.4px; font-size: 22px; font-family: Arial;">ceremony to celebrate his life on March 8</span><span class="s3" style="line-height: 16.799999px; font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: super;">th</span><span class="s3" style="line-height: 16.799999px; font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: super;"> </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 26.4px; font-size: 22px; font-family: Arial;">from </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 26.4px; font-size: 22px; font-family: Arial;">10:30 – 12:30 at </span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 20px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Heather Gardens </span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 20px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">C</span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 20px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">lubhouse</span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s4" style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 20px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"></span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 20px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">2888 S. Heather Gardens Way</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.6px; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s4" style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 20px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Aurora, CO 80014</span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 20px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">. </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.6px; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 26.4px; font-size: 22px; font-family: Arial;">In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Colorado Center for the Blind in his memory. </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.6px; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 26.4px; font-size: 22px; font-family: Arial;">If you are </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 26.4px; font-size: 22px; font-family: Arial;">attending and </span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 20px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">being dropped off, the circle drive is the front of the building. Enter there and to the elevator. Press “S” on the keypad. The elevator door will open on the opposite side. Exit and go straight back to the wall, turn right and the rooms are on the left, Aspen and Blue Spruce rooms. That is where the service will be</span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 20px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">held</span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 20px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">. </span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s4" style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 20px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"></span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 20px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"></span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s4" style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 20px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">After the service feel free to join us at the</span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 20px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"> </span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 20px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Rende</span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 20px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">z</span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 20px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">vous</span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 20px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">restaurant </span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 20px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">where </span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 20px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">we </span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 20px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">can </span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 20px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">meet </span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 20px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">and </span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 20px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">share </span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 20px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">mem</span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 20px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">ories</span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 20px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"> of John</span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 24px; font-size: 20px; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">.</span></p><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div></div></div></body></html>