"While you did some pretty crappy stuff and sometimes I wonder why and how you were able to do such things, it is not my place to judge or to belittle you or your legacy. We might not have made it like we once thought (more like I thought) or like you once promised, but you taught me some pretty valuable lessons. One of those was to love myself more and not to forgive someone?s selfish narcissistic behavior just because we ?love? them. You weren?t always a crappy person, I'm not sure what or how things changed or if maybe I was blinded by your love bombing, but I will always like to think there was good in you. So this is my closure and saying my final goodbye. It?s taken me almost 2 years to even do this. You took so much from me, gave me so much anxiety, grief, and thoughts of unworthiness. In those things and healing I also found love in myself and found true happiness. I have since moved on in life and have found forgiveness for the things that you did and lied to me about, not for you but for myself, for my own healing and closure. So thank you for the lessons, the sorrow, and the not so good things. Those things lead me to where I am now in life and I could not be more happy. Life is a journey and you were a chapter. I truly hope that you did find peace before you left this world. Rest easy as I know life wasn?t easy for you and maybe you have found your peace. "
In loving memory of
Jonathan William Hurst
July 15, 1987 - June 15, 2022
Jonathan Hurst, 34, of Glenwood, IA passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 8, 2022 at the Loess Hills Funeral Home in Glenwood. Private burial will be held. Loess Hills Funeral Home in Glenwood is caring for Jonathan and his family.
Memorials: Directed to the family
Jonathan "Jay" William Hurst was born on July 15, 1987 in Florida. Jay passed away peacefully on June 15, 2022 at his home in Glenwood with his wife Melissa and close family. He is survived by his wife Melissa Hurst of Glenwood, daughter Victoria, Father-in-Law Rory, Mother and Father-in-Law Sheryl and Elzie, brothers-in-law Andrew and Jonathon, his two sons, nieces, nephews and many close family and friends. Jay was raised in Pentecostal faith; his faith remained strong in his soul. Jay had many musical gifts. He worked as a DJ and would spend hours mixing songs and learning lyrics. He loved to sing and he would go on long drives with Melissa just to sing to her. Jay played many musical instruments. Jay lived to ride motorcycles and drive "fast" cars. In Jay's final days he wanted his death to positively impact others. He wanted to go and speak publicly about his life and sickness. He was able to play the organ in the Chapel at Bethany Lutheran home and planned to join their services to play. He was given the opportunity to hot lap a race car at the 180 speedway, which made him smile ear to ear. He would always speak of the things he wanted to do, and in this Melissa supported him to the end.
Tributes
"Jon, it's been a year In June, and I miss you more today that yesterday. You know you left on the same day your grandmother passed. She was twenty-nine at that time. You were/are my great nephew by blood but my son in my heart. I miss your soft voice, the songs you would record and your phone calls where you would discuss your dreams. Oh, God, how I love and miss you. I do love you then, now, and forever. Aunt Cookie"
"As we are coming up on the year mark of "Jay the con man Hurst'" death day, I wanted to pay tribute to the worthless piece of shit he was and him dead is the best thing for anyone who did or could have come in contact with him. This photo as seen is time stamped Feb 24, 2021. Right before this photo he officially asked me to be his girlfriend then left my home headed to city hall to marry someone else. Rest in he'll you sorry piece of shit. Too bad it didn't happen earlier."