Jon Bezayiff boyhood years were spent hunting jackrabbits with the hot dust of California’s San Joaquin Valley under his bare feet. Today he holds degrees in Art and Hi...view more
Jon Bezayiff boyhood years were spent hunting jackrabbits with the hot dust of California’s San Joaquin Valley under his bare feet. Today he holds degrees in Art and History. A nationally published cartoonist, illustrator and author, he resides in Oregon with his wife of 42 years, Susan. They have two sons, Michael and Christian as well as an active grandson, Tristen. In the early sixties he served in the U.S. Army’s Nuclear Attack Center during the Cuban Missile Crisis and later illustrated leaflets for Psychological Operations in the South East Asia Theater. His professional career in private industry began with graphic and interior design for Douglas Aircraft products. Following fifteen years in Aerospace he joined Freightliner LLC as an automotive stylist. He retired after 25 years from that firm in 2004. His artwork hangs in several aerospace museums including the Smithsonian and Seattle’s Museum of Flight. Jon Bezayiff’s first Novel, DRUMMER”S LUCK, ISBN 0-595-27228-2, was published in 2003. He pursues many interests from Hunting Alaska’s wilderness to attending evensong at King’s College in Cambridge, England but finds mentoring youths the most rewarding. Currently he is an Aerospace Education Officer for a Civil Air Patrol Squadron. Jon Bezayiff believes that life is a circle. We must pass on what we have learned about life or our own existence has been meaningless. Those of us not actively involved in guiding and imparting our life experience to the following younger generations fail to accept their societal responsibilities.view less