Oct 19, 2006 8:30 pm US/Central
Memorial Held For Hurst Mini Golf Employee
by Brooke Richie
HURST (CBS 11 News) ―
It's been three days since an employee found Jonas Cherry's body inside the main building at a miniature golf course in Hurst. His father says his son went to work early that morning and he says that was typical of who he was.
Jonas had devoted more than a decade of his life to Putt Putt Golf and Games.
"He went to work there when he was 16. He probably hadn't taken two sick days since then," said Cherry's father, Glenn.
Jonas was about to celebrate his first wedding anniversary and his father says the 28-year-old had new goals in mind.
"Well, he was fixin' to start having kids. He was excited about that," Glenn said.
The newlywed was planning to open his own bowling alley and had recently bought into a bar that was set to open the day of his funeral.
Glenn says his son was looking toward the future. "He's always wanted to be in business for himself, didn't want to work for nobody and uh, so this was gonna kinda be his first start."
Someone extinguished those dreams with gunfire Monday morning. Police are calling it a robbery. Jonas' father calls it senseless. "It's just hard to grasp, someone shooting your son. Just for no reason," he said.
No Glenn chooses to focus on his sons' life and on the search for the people who took that life away.
"I hope they catch the guys, they need a long… they need to be locked up away fro other people."
Despite the surveillance video that has been broadcast, police say tips on the case have been coming in very slowly. Crime Stoppers and Putt Putt Golf and Games have teamed up and are offering a $10,000 reward.
If you have any information on this crime you are asked to call Crime Stoppers at 817-469-TIPS or log on to www.469tips.com.
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