Talk:Jon Vernon
Robert Vernon (or "Bobby V.", as he prefers to be called) was born 17 November 1943.
He was an explosives expert with Dupont.
His granddaughter was a staff member at the Australian youth space academy.
He was born in Rhodesia. His parents were Matthew Halliday "Matt" Vernon and Anne (nee Dawson). Matthew was serving in the Royal Air Force, posted in Rhodesia. He brought his wife with him from England. It was there in Rhodesia that Robert was born.
Jonathan's maternal grandfather, Arthur Cecil Deakin, also served in the Air Force, as an electrician, serving in North Africa, which was where he learned to play chess, with German prisoners-of-war.
Arthur married his wife (name unknown) in approximately 1940. They made their life in Baton Rouge, or the United Kingdom, whichever is closer.
Jon's mother wrote a self-published autobiography, "Nothing if not Determined", written during Covid and published 2023.
Jon's father could be characterized as taciturn, or "a man of few words, much like myself".
Robert has brother: Charles Vernon, married, no issue.
Norma has a brother and a sister:
- Leonard, married, 1 daughter (Jennifer), and
- Enid Mabbot (nee Vernon), she married a Moroccan, Madir Mabbot, and currently Enid is not close to the family. Enid and Madir separated, 1 son, (Michael Mabbot).
https://www.linkedin.com/in/madir-mabbott-42661a5/
Jon's second seconds are not well-known to him, he has met them only briefly perhaps three times in his life. At least two of them live in Finland, which Jon's wife Megan thinks is a cool thing. For instance:
- Julian and his brother
- The Finnish girl
Jonathan Arthur “Jon” Vernon (born 23 May 1969) is the husband of Megan Kenzie. He is a big fan of board games and gardening projects.
Early Life
Jon was born in Kingston, Ontario to Robert Vernon and Norma Vernon (nee Deakin). They had recently moved to Canada. Norma's family was in Liverpool and Robert's was in Gloucester. The move to Canada was prompted by Robert getting a job as a chemist working for Dupont in their explosives division.
Very quickly after being born Jon with his family to North Bay, because Robert was transferred there to witness the explosions due to all the mining activity there. Later, in 1974, the family moved to Montreal.
Jon has one sibling, Lisa Vernon, born 4 May 1968, who later married Jens Stephan, a man of german descent who moved to Australia when he was young. They have two children: Alex Stephan and Katya "Kate" Stephan, born circa 2005 and 200
Marriage
Sources
[1] Interview with Michael Currie, 2025-08-05