John R Colon was born on March 14, 1930 in the great city of New York. He was the eldest of 9 siblings. He attended and graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School in 1948. John worked as a supervisor at the United States Post Office until he retired. John resided in the Bronx, NY for over 30 years. Later in life he moved to West New York, New Jersey with his wife Emma until they moved to Miami, Florida in 1995. John leaves behind his wife Emma, two sons John Jr. and Oscar, his daughter Jene' and joins in everlasting peace his daughter Victoria, Grandchildren Camille, Christopher, Candace, Jazmene, Chanel and Jene and (9) Great grandchildren.