Growing up with Jay as a brother was never dull. Even though we had bouts of sibling rivalry, we laughed alot and loved each other dearly. There are toooo many funny & sweet, special memories. This is one of my favorite though. Chris & I bet Jay $1.00 that he wouldn't streak through the woods between our house & our grandparents house. Well, he did. But when he left our house, we locked the door & Jay couldn't get back in. As fate would have it, our parents arrived home - Jay hid buck naked in the woods & that's how my parents found him! Of course we had unlocked the door & acted innocent - And we never paid Jay the $1. Makes me smile everytime! Miss him tons!
- Lori Furtado, Jay's sister
Jay was one of the best bosses I ever had. We had many good times with him. Mostly at his expense but he always came away laughing. He was scared of snakes and I am not so you know where that went. He would call another guy and myself the dark side because we were always pulling pranks on him. On a serious note I could talk with him one on one to resolve business issues. We would come to a consensus on how to address issues. Great guy. The world needs more like him.
- Dave Ripple, co-worker at Jet Tech in Kansas
March 25, 1965 - October 17, 2012