Coach Ice

This is my big cousin, Jonathon. When my original plans for a family photo project didn’t pan out, Jon came to the rescue and posed for this portrait. It’s way more “Ludacris” than I expected and I love it.

Jonathon “Coach Ice” Parson’ aren’t this big in real life, but I’d still advise picking a fight with him. He made me cry a lot as a kid. Not in a mean way. Just in the way a five-year age gap is a lot physically for two children to try and navigate unsupervised.

Jon is the son of former wrestler Ice Man King Parsons and consequently the most athletic person in our family. I’ve always admired his commitment to fitness, health, and competition. Whenever I lay down after a meal, I flashback to our grandma’s house where he refused to “sleep on food” and did 500 pushups before going to bed. I could never.