Clifton (Jack) Coon, II
Cliffton Jack Coon, II, age 58, of Boise, ID passed away Monday, March 10, 2025, at his residence in Boise, ID. Jack was born in Boise, ID to Rose Marie Garcia Coon and Cliffton Jack “Gus” Coon on December 20, 1966. He went to school at Capital High School, class of 1985.
Jack received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Boise State University in 1989. He went on to work at Hewlett Packard in Boise, ID for many years. Jack had an amazing sense of humor that everyone enjoyed immensely. His one liners were spot on and had all his family and friends laughing all the time.
Jack was an excellent trail runner and ran the Race to Robie Creek many years in a row. One year he ran the half marathon, 13.1 mile course that climbs 2,117 feet in just 1:30. Jack was an accomplished river runner, he ran several rivers: Middle Fork of the Salmon River, Main Salmon River, Selway River, Lochsa River, North Fork of the Payette River, South Fork of the Payette River, Main Payette River and his favorite river, South Fork of the Boise River. He was also an excellent fly fisherman, both wading and fishing out of a boat. He caught and released many, many fish throughout the years. Jack also completed a Bicycle tour with a friend, pulling a trailer starting at Lowell, ID, up through Missoula, MT to Polson, MT, around Flat Head Lake to Kalispel, MT and ending in Glacier National Park, MT. The two cyclists were totally self-sufficient, camped every night and cooked all their meals. They then returned and rode back to Lowell, ID – distance of 578 miles and 7 days to complete.
Jack will be missed by all his family and many, many friends.
Throughout his time in Boise, Jack enjoyed his lifelong passions of trail running, white water rafting, fly-fishing and bicycling. He especially enjoyed his time with his beloved yellow lab, Snoop Dog.
Jack is survived by his father, Cliffton Jack “Gus” Coon; sister Cathy Armstrong (Dave) of Weiser; sister Carol Blaser (Brian) of Boise; nephew Dave Armstrong (Laura) of Bend, OR; niece Chrissy LaChapelle (Peter) of Ontario, OR; niece Aubrey Blaser of Donnelly, ID; great nephew Orion Hamilton of Boise, ID; nephew Austin Blaser (Kalista) of Boise, ID; niece Bailey Mollay (Michael) of Boise, ID; great niece Lucca Mollay of Boise, ID; niece Brenna Blaser (Jake) of Boise, ID; uncle Ed Garcia of Meridian; aunt Debi Cruickshank of Las Vegas, NV and aunt Judi Willie (Dave) of Palm Desert, CA.
Jack is preceded in death by his mother, Rose Marie Garcia Coon.
There will be a Celebration of Life scheduled at a later date. Time and place to be determined.
Arrangements are under the direction of Bowman Funeral Parlor of Garden City.