Jon brower minnoch biography of rory

During that same year he also married his first wife, Jean McArdle: referred to as “Jeannette,” she would stand by his side during his first hospitalizations and efforts to control his growing weight.

Together, the couple worked for the taxi company Bainbridge Island Taxi Co. Despite Jon's increasing health tribulations due to his size and overworked heart, the Minnochs had a friendly disposition and were notorious for having a good reputation among their neighbours.

During a further measurement in 1966, three years after his marriage to Jeannette, Jon was found to be 317 kg (700 lb or 50 st).

Jon brower minnoch biography of rory

He would be 442 kg (975 lb or 69 st 9 lb) in September 1976.

His weight turned Jon into a focal point of medical inquiry and media attention and, as the years went by, his condition worsened.

By 1978, his weight had further skyrocketed, which would severely undermine his health and living conditions as his heart, respiratory and circulation