Andrew B. Jones ’44

Andy Jones died peacefully May 9, 2012, in Haddam, Conn., surrounded by his family.

Andy prepared at St. Paul’s. At Princeton he roomed with Aubs Huston, Ferdy Baruch, Jack Butler, and “Poon” Hughson. He was a member of Ivy Club. In 1942 he joined the Marine Corps and flew an F4U in the central Pacific. He graduated from Princeton in 1947, married Janet (“Janny”) Wallace in 1949, and received a master’s degree in 1952 from Yale Drama School.

After a short period with Field and Stream magazine, he joined Reader’s Digest in 1954 to become a senior editor. He spent 32 years at Reader’s Digest and continued to write articles for the magazine after his retirement. He and Janny spent winters in Santa Fe, N.M., where they skied and hiked. In Old Lyme, Conn., they fished from his 32-foot lobsterman boat on Long Island Sound while Andy continued writing journals, articles, and three novels.

Andy was a lover of nature whose enthusiasm and joy of life were contagious to all. He is survived by Janny; daughters Brooke and Audrey; son Seaver; and granddaughter Lauren. His father was Seaver Jones 1905 and his brother was Seaver ’36.