Jonas Chisholm is now at peace with our Lord after a courageous battle with depression that ended his life on Sunday, June 24, 2001.

Jonas was born in Helena, on May 2, 1975, to Curt and Sue Chisholm. He was raised in Helena and attended Hawthorne Elementary, C. R. Anderson Junior High and Capital High School, where he graduated in 1993. He attended the University of Montana and has lived in Missoula for the last six years.

Jonas embraced life in a wonderful multitude of dimensions. He loved soccer and started playing the game in the first grade in the Y’s “21” league, eventually playing club soccer with the then fledgling Helena Arsenal in its U-12 through U-19 programs. Jonas was a member of Capital High’s first varsity soccer team in both his junior and senior years in high school when soccer was first sanctioned by the Montana High School Association in 1992. His playing style throughout his career was a combination of speed, skill, and reckless abandon, which earned him the nickname of “Kamikaze Kid.” Jonas coached “Y” league soccer in Helena for a number of years while attending high school. His love of soccer continued into adulthood where he played on numerous Missoula adult teams and leagues. Jonas played his last game — in Missoula, as goalie, on June 21, 2001— recording a shutout.

Additionally, Jonas had a lifelong love of cooking, working in Helena’s Coney Island and as night chef at On Broadway. While in grade school, Jonas earned his spending money working at Coney Island and baking cookies for Coney’s customers. While in high school, Jonas was renowned for cooking gourmet meals for his family and friends and for a couple of proms referring to his little business as “BJ’s Bistro.”

Jonas had a sincere and passionate love and respect for animals. They comforted his heart and brought happiness to his life. He loved camping, floating the Clark Fork, fishing, and instigating group trips to Las Vegas, family holidays, and playing touch football in his hometown neighborhood’s annual Thanksgiving Day father/son/daughter Turkey Bowl which is now in its 20th year.

But most importantly, Jonas was the quintessential giving human being who lived life for others to be happy and comforted. His infectious smile, swagger, and pistol personality not only endeared him to all of those he encountered, but it was intended to make them feel loved, dignified, and consoled. He demonstrated this respectful love for all he met through his years waiting on customers at TJ’s Spirits, Krisco’s, the Iron Horse, and his three-year tenure as a bartender at the Elbow Room. He relished occupations that allowed him daily contact with the public so he could brighten the days of all he met. He recently started his own business as a hot dog vendor and future restaurateur near the courthouse in downtown Missoula called Fat Kid Coneys. His family affectionately referred to him as the “Mayor of Missoula.”

Jonas was a son, brother, uncle, friend and soul mate. His absence has left a void that will never be replaced. Jonas loved his family and always expressed a happy and loving disposition, hiding his personal struggles from those he loved most by never wanting to burden anyone else with his hurts. The numerous people that Jonas had befriended and touched attests to his warm-hearted personality and genuine care for others.

Jonas is survived by his parents, Curt and Sue; sister, Traci; brother, Josh; sister-in-law, Jami Chisholm; brother-in-law, Ed Clinch; nephews, Adam, Tom, Zach, and Riley; and nieces, Isabella and Gabriella. He is also survived by grandmothers, Mary McNamara and Ruth Chisholm, and numerous cousins, aunts, and uncles.

Jonas was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Jack R. McNamara and Donald Chisholm.