Benjamin Charles Jones Jr. ’53

Ben Jones was proud of his central Pennsylvania heritage. When he died of cancer, Apr. 11, 1995, he had spent his life in the familiar surroundings and comfort of the old Jones family home in Tyrone, Penn. At Andover he began a 48year friendship with Bruce Brumbaugh, who lives in nearby Altoona, Penn. The two roomed together all four years at Princeton, the last three as "caretakers" of MurrayDodge Hall; they were the only students who lived in the building.

A member of Key & Seal, Ben majored in politics. After graduation, military service, and law school, Ben practiced municipal and governmental law with his father, Benjamin C. Jones '16, in the Jones Building, also familyowned, in Tyrone.

Sincere condolences to Ben's wife, Mary Ellen; mother, Kathleen; sister, Kathleen E. Grofton; and stepchildren, Ellen Stever Del Baggio, Richard Stever III, and Amy Stever Borhand. Ben's brother, David M. '56, predeceased him by a month. Saddened by Ben's death, Bruce Brumbaugh said: "I've lost a good friend." So have we all. Those wishing to express sympathy may contribute to "Class of '53 Memorial Scholarship Fund," c/o Asst. Class Treas. Frederick E. Crispin Jr., 3 Cedarbrook Terr., Princeton, NJ 08540.

The Class of 1953